ConnectPhrase · Ages 12-25 · In use
standing on business
Keeping your word, following through or holding firm on what you said. Said as praise when someone backs up their words.
He said he'd finish the project tonight and he did. Standing on business.
For parents and educators
A positive phrase about responsibility. Sometimes said jokingly about tiny things.
Where it came from
Long part of African American English, spread wider through rap lyrics and comedy videos around 2023 and 2024.
Also heard as
stand on business, stood on business