to the side

idiom

1

: in a direction that is away from or beyond the center of something

The statue is leaning to the side.

—often + of

Pull over to the side of the road.

2

: to a place that is on one side : away from other people

Please move/step to the side.

She took the boy to the side and told him to behave.

3

: in a state in which something is not dealt with, done, or used until a later time : aside

Let's put/leave that question to the side for a moment.

He set his household chores to the side to finish writing his essay.

They managed to put some money to the side every month.

Examples of to the side in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Cruise recalled its cars to update software after one of them dragged a pedestrian to the side of a San Francisco street in early October. —Tom Krisher, Fortune, 14 May 2024

Downey cocks his head to the side and raises one of those snarky Tony Stark eyebrows of his. —Sean Keeler, The Denver Post, 12 May 2024