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Definition push back in American English

push back phrasal verb

phrasal verb
1

to arrange a later time for something

Example

The deadline has been pushed back two weeks.

Example

Can I push our meeting back to May 27?

Synonyms and related words
fix time schedule
2

to discover new things about something or a better way of doing it

Example

We're pushing back the frontiers of technology.

Synonyms and related words
breakthrough coin contrive find out read up on discover
3

to resist a change that has been introduced

Example

Large banks are pushing back against regulators' plans to toughen rules on these loans.

Synonyms and related words
oppose go against have/have got against
Definition push back in American English