sidelines

British  

/ ˈsaɪdˌlaɪnz /

plural noun

1. sport the area immediately outside the playing area, where substitute players sit

2. the peripheral areas of any region, organization, etc

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sidelines Idioms  

1. see on the sidelines.

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Example Sentences

Until the U.S. and the Latin American country come to a deal on a legal framework for oil contracts and sanctions are lifted, most of the industry will stay on the sidelines.

From The Wall Street Journal

Watching all this from the sidelines is not only Russia, but China.

From BBC

The slowdown in the measures closely watched by policymakers suggests the central bank can stay on the sidelines after keeping interest rates on hold at the last policy meeting.

From The Wall Street Journal

After a formative decade at NFL Films, he took what he learned on the sidelines of football games and applied it to documentaries on everything from an Iditarod racer to a Neil Diamond tribute band.

From The Wall Street Journal

People who have been on the sidelines of the housing market jumped in to either lock in a better rate to buy a house, or to refinance an existing loan with a much higher rate.

From MarketWatch