What does "put back" mean?

To postpone or delay To reschedule something to a later time.

How do you use "put back" in a sentence?

The meeting's been put back to Friday. We had to put back the launch date. Can we put dinner back an hour?

Phrasal Verb BritishAmericanAustralian ★★★★☆ Common Neutral

Meaning: To postpone or delay

推迟、延期

Aplazar, posponer

延期する、後にずらす

연기하다, 뒤로 미루다

To reschedule something to a later time.

将某事重新安排到较晚的时间。

Reprogramar algo para más tarde.

何かをより遅い時間に再スケジュールすること。

일정을 나중으로 다시 잡는 것.

Base verb: put

Particle: back

Separable: Yes — the object can go between the verb and particle

The meeting's been put back to Friday.
会议推迟到周五了
La reunión se ha aplazado al viernes
会議は金曜日に延期された
회의가 금요일로 연기됐다.
We had to put back the launch date.
我们不得不推迟发布日期
Tuvimos que retrasar la fecha de lanzamiento
発売日を延期しなければならなかった
출시일을 연기해야 했다.
Can we put dinner back an hour?
我们可以把晚餐推迟一小时吗？
¿Podemos retrasar la cena una hora?
夕食を1時間遅らせてもいい？
저녁 시간을 한 시간 늦출 수 있을까?

Context: scheduling, delays

Tone: practical

From moving something back in time.

Era: Modern

Generation: All ages

Social background: Universal