- standing room
- N-UNCOUNTStanding room is space in a room or bus, where people can stand when all the seats have been occupied.
The place quickly fills up so it's soon standing room only.
English dictionary. 2008.
standing room
Look at other dictionaries:
standing room — standing ,room noun uncount space where people can stand to watch a performance or sports event, or when traveling on a bus or train: standing room only (=no more seats available): It was standing room only with the hall packed to capacity … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
standing room — n [U] space for standing in a theatre, sports ground etc ▪ There was standing room only (=no seats were left) in the courthouse … Dictionary of contemporary English
standing room — n. room in which to stand, esp. when there are no vacant seats, as in a theater … English World dictionary
standing room — noun room for passengers or spectators to stand there was standing room for thousands more people • Hypernyms: ↑room, ↑way, ↑elbow room • Part Holonyms: ↑theater, ↑theatre, ↑house, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
standing room — UK / US noun [uncountable] space where people can stand to watch a performance or sports event, or when travelling on a bus or train standing room only (= no more seats available): It was standing room only with the hall packed to capacity … English dictionary
standing room — noun (U) space for standing in a theatre, sports ground etc: standing room only (=no seats are left) … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
standing-room — See standing room. * * * … Universalium
Standing Room Only — may refer to a number of works of media:*Standing Room Only (TV series) *Standing Room Only (1912 film) *Standing Room Only (1944 film) *Standing Room Only (2004 film) *Standing Room Only (2006 film) *Standing Room Only (1991 TV programme)… … Wikipedia
standing room only — UK US noun [U] MARKETING ► a way of selling a product in which someone tries to sell it quickly by telling the buyer that many people want to buy it and that only a limited number are left: »With a standing room only sales close, you indicate to… … Financial and business terms
Standing Room Only (1991 TV programme) — Standing Room Only was a factual BBC2 1991 United Kingdom television programme on association football. The host was Simon O Brien, but other people, including Shelley Webb presented small sections of the programme. It had an informal style with… … Wikipedia
