stand down
step down AmE *

You are ordered to stand down or we will open fire.

We'd just about got to our feet when the order came to stand down.

This is not exactly the language of standing him down.

In 1905 he decided to stand down at the following election.

He stood down from the council at the 1946 election.

I told you to stand down for the rest of the day.

He stood down from the rock and turned to her.

He stood down in 2003 and returned to being one of the team.

He stood down at the 1892 general election, and did not stand again.

He has had to stand down for personal reasons, nothing to do with the job.