in the wings
已准备就绪的, 就在眼前的, 离开视线的
例句与用法：
Everyone presumes that NBC has Dana Carvey waiting in the wings if Letterman bolts. But, says an NBC executive, "that's a long way from a lock." For openers, Carvey is balking.
每个人都认为如果莱特曼离去，国家广播公司已经有卡维等候接替。可是一位国家广播公司的高级主管说，“事情根本尚未销定。”首先，卡维并未接受。
News executives gave Black the first chance to negotiate new deals with the unions and paper's creditors, but other interested buyers are waiting in the wings.
《每日新闻》的高级负责人士首先给布莱克机会与各工会及该报的债权人谈判以便达在新协议，可是其他有兴趣的买主正在一旁等候。
She stood watching in the wings.
他站在舞台侧面看着。
He retires as chairman next year; his successor is already waiting in the wings.
他明年从主席职位上退下，继任人已做好接任准备。