stand%20aside

verb

1. 1

   To step sideways to make a space for someone else.

   “Stand aside, please, so the doctor can get through.”

2. 2

   To resign a job or position voluntarily so that someone else can have it instead.

   “It's time he stood aside and let a more qualified person do the job.”

3. 3

   To temporarily recuse oneself from action or decision-making in some domain.

   “The minister will stand aside during the investigation.”