How to pronounce standby

Listen to standby in real sentences, spoken by real people in public video clips that play here, on YouTongue. No dictionary recording — the word as it is actually used.

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“standby” in real sentences

363 clips in the index · 165 American · 66 British · 3 Australian. Clips come from public YouTube videos — parliaments, government agencies and independent channels.

  1. standby generator, number two.

    NTSB · hear it here

  2. --Standby, this is Mayday.

    CDC · hear it here

  3. on standby in readiness to respond.

    The Scottish Parliament · hear it here

  4. Is it on standby right now?

    FAA · hear it here

Why real speech

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