waiting in the wings

Fig. ready or prepared to do something, especially to take over someone else's job or position. Mr. Smith retires as manager next year, and Mr. Jones is just waiting in the wings. Jane was waiting in the wings, hoping that a member of the hockey team would drop out and she would get a place on the team.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Olubunmi	-	Western African, Yoruba
Kunegunda	kuw-ne-GUWN-dah	Polish
Blanch	BLANCH	English
Kaur	-	Indian (Sikh)
Tisiphone	-	Greek Mythology
Kostya	-	Russian