stand down

Meaning

1. (idiomatic) To wait; to stop pursuing, stop fighting, or relax from a heightened readiness posture.
2. (ambitransitive) To withdraw or retire from a position or from a team.

Opposite of

square off, square up

Synonyms

recede

retract

retreat

stand aside

step aside

step down

tread on

withdraw

stand to

Translations

zurücktreten

αποσύρομαι

se désister

zich terugtrekken