standup
English meaning: Standup
Definition
A short daily meeting where team members share progress and obstacles.
Example
“At the morning standup each person mentions what they finished and what's blocking them.”
Another example: “He gave up his office job to try his luck as a stand-up comedian.”
Usage — When, Where & How
A short daily team meeting (often Agile), so called because people stand to keep it brief; also a form of solo comedy ("stand-up comedy"). The meeting sense is workplace jargon; the comedy sense is everyday. Informal register.
Etymology & Origin
English — Origin & History
From the practice of standing to keep meetings brief; agile-development jargon.
Synonyms
- daily meeting
- huddle
- scrum
Related Words
Common Collocations
- daily standup
- morning standup
- standup meeting
- run the standup
- quick standup
Word Forms
standup / stand-up (n); standups (pl)
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Literary Heritage
“To thine own self be true, and it must follow, as the night the day, thou canst not then be false to any man.”
/To thine own self be true/
“Be honest with yourself — and as naturally as night follows day, you will be unable to be false to others.”
“I'm nobody! Who are you? Are you nobody, too?”
/I'm nobody! Who are you?/
“I am nobody — and that quiet anonymity is more honest than the noise of public fame.”
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