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Set Back Sth Meaning Make Happen Slowly Time

Word set back (1)
Meaning

Meaning: to make something happen more slowly, or at a later time, than it would have

Synonym: delay

Example For example:

  • set back sth A change of government would set back the process of health reform.

  • set sth back He's had another small stroke, and this will set his recovery back a bit, I'm afraid.

  • be set back by sth The building's completion date was set back a few weeks by the floods.

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