englishing.app
Interface Language
EN English BN বাংলা HI हिन्दी ES Español FR Français DE Deutsch RU Русский ZH 简体中文 JA 日本語
Content Language
Same as website language EN English BN Bengali HI Hindi ES Spanish FR French DE German RU Russian ZH Chinese JA Japanese
Login
Home Courses Vocabularies PDF Videos

set back

Phrasal-verb Work

Meaning

to delay progress or cause a problem

Example Sentences

"The heavy rain set back the construction work by two weeks."

Related Expressions

put aside

to keep money for future use

run down on

to criticize someone or something harshly

stay true to goals

to remain faithful and consistent toward your objectives

fill the gap

to make up for something that is missing or lacking

find in

to see or recognize a quality or feature in someone or somet...

appeal to

to ask someone earnestly or formally for help