push sth back
— phrasal verb with push uk/pʊʃ/us/pʊʃ/verb
to delay something so that it happens later than planned:
The target date for construction has been pushed back.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Delaying and wasting time
- ado
- be on ice idiom
- bugger
- bugger about
- bugger sb about
- carry
- hold
- hold sb over
- hold sb/sth back
- hold sb/sth up
- hold up
- ice
- kick
- push
- retardation
- set sth/sb back
- shelve
- sit
- sit on sth
- spin your wheels idiom
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