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Put back

Definition:

to change the time of a scheduled event so that it happens later

Grammar:

transitive, separable

Examples:

The time of the meeting was put back by 2 hours.

They had to put their wedding back by 2 weeks due to his illness.

See also:

put off

bring forward

Other uses of 'put back':

put back: to return something to its original location

 

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