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title: "standing on business · GenZ Decoded"
description: "standing on business: Firmly following through and staying strong in your convictions. Example: \"He apologized and meant it, standing on business.\""
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# standing on business

Gen Z[#social](https://genzdecoded.com/slang-for/social/)

**Meaning.** Firmly following through and staying strong in your convictions.

See it in a sentence

He apologized and meant it, standing on business.

## How each generation says it

The closest equivalent for this idea in every generation.

- Gen Z · this one

    standing on business,[lock in](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/lock-in/)

- Gen Alpha

    No word for this one yet.

- Millennial

    [grind](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/grind/)

- Gen X

    [bust one's ass](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/bust-ones-ass/)

- Boomer

    [balls to the wall](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/balls-to-the-wall/),[TCB](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/tcb/)

- Plain English

    firmly following through and staying strong in your convictions

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## Related slang

- [squad goals](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/squad-goals/): An admirable group of friends held up as an aspirational example; now reads dated.
- [square](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/square/): A conventional, old-fashioned person who is out of touch with trends.
- [stanning](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/stanning/): Stanning is often used to describe the act of being a dedicated fan or showing intense admiration.
- [stawp](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/stawp/): An exaggerated, playful spelling of 'stop', often flirty or mock-embarrassed.

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