Tech & Work

Standup

ˈstændʌp

noun

What does Standup mean?

A short daily team meeting to share status updates.

Example sentence

"I'll mention the blocker in tomorrow's standup."

American usage tip

Usually 15 minutes; from agile software culture.

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