Push back

Learning English Conversations

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Education, Language Learning

4.6 • 1.1K Ratings

🗓️ 18 May 2021

⏱️ 2 minutes

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Learn a phrase about delaying things.

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0:00.0	This is a download from BBC Learning English. To find out more, visit our website.
0:06.0	Hello and welcome to the English we speak. I'm Jaying.
0:10.0	And hello, it's me, Rob.
0:12.0	Hey Jain, I'm so looking forward to your party.
0:16.0	Well, uh...
0:18.0	You know food, drink, dancing, I can't wait for it. Rob didn't you get the message? I've had to push back on the party.
0:29.0	Push back. You're moving the location?
0:33.0	No, I mean delay it.
0:35.0	If you push back on something, it means you delay it until a later time.
0:40.0	So my party is happening later.
0:43.0	Oh, right, so it's starting later.
0:46.0	About 8 o'clock?
0:48.0	No, I've had to push back by weeks.
0:52.0	So for now, I've postponed it. Postbone is another way of
0:57.3	saying delay until later. Oh dear I was really looking forward to a night out. Have you pushed back on listening to the examples as well?
1:07.0	Nope, here they are.
1:11.0	We've got to push back on the deadline for the project. There's still lots of work to be done.
1:17.0	I push back on answering his marriage proposal.
1:21.0	I'm still not sure if he's the right man for me. I've got such a busy day today. Can we push
1:28.2	back the meeting until next week please?
1:30.3	You're listening to the English we speak from BBC Learning English and we're talking
1:38.0	about the expression pushback which means to delay or postpone something until later.
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