set back
phrasal verbset something/somebody back
- to delay the progress of something/somebody by a particular time
- The bad weather set back the building programme by several weeks.
set somebody back something
- [no passive] (informal) to cost somebody a particular amount of money
- The repairs could set you back over £200.
set something back (from something)
- [usually passive] to place something, especially a building, at a distance from something
- The house is set well back from the road.