Synonyms
- bail
- bail out
- begone
- book [slang]
- bug off
- bug out
- bugger off [British slang]
- buzz (off)
- clear off [chiefly British]
- clear out
- cut out
- depart
- dig out
- exit
- get
- get off
- go
- go off
- move
- pack (up or off)
- part
- peel off
- pike (out or off)
- pull out
- push on
- quit
- run along
- sally (forth)
- scarper [British]
- shove (off)
- step (along)
- take off
- vamoose
- walk out
Examples of push off in a Sentence
let's push off while it's still early enough to beat the evening rush
Recent Examples on the Web
Advertisement While some cities and government agencies have taken impressive steps to protect infrastructure, such as ordering retrofits of older buildings, many others have not, pushing off seismic vulnerabilities that eventually will come to light.
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Rong-Gong Lin Ii, Los Angeles Times, 10 June 2024
Still, the panel ordered its ruling would not go into effect until seven days after Bannon pursued a further appeal, leaving an opportunity for another court to again push off the prison sentence.
—Robert Legare, CBS News, 6 June 2024
According to the survey, 40% of Gen Zers reported pushing off banking for as long as possible, while around 20% of Gen Zers believe banks do not want them as customers.
—Sunny Nagpaul, Fortune, 21 May 2024
There's an interesting subplot involving Texas quarterback Quinn Ewers, who is draft eligible as a third-year sophomore and could be pushed off the fence and into April's draft with two solid games to end the year.
—Paul Myerberg, USA TODAY, 1 Jan. 2024
But Republicans were unable to reach agreement on a number of them, forcing the speaker to reach across the aisle to push off those deadlines yet again.
—Kaia Hubbard, CBS News, 11 Apr. 2024
And in athletes, the strength and flexibility in the big toe area that’s encouraged by barefoot shoes can help with push off, power, and agility.
—Alisha McDarris, Popular Science, 28 Mar. 2024
Status: Design board commissioners, split on the project, decided to push off the matter to its July 2023 meeting.
—Jaime Moore-Carrillo, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 25 Mar. 2024
Hollywood’s largest studios had hoped to push off questions about regulating AI until at least the 2026 round of master contract negotiations, Crabtree-Ireland said.
—Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 9 Mar. 2024
Rong-Gong Lin Ii, Los Angeles Times, 10 June 2024
Still, the panel ordered its ruling would not go into effect until seven days after Bannon pursued a further appeal, leaving an opportunity for another court to again push off the prison sentence.
—Robert Legare, CBS News, 6 June 2024
According to the survey, 40% of Gen Zers reported pushing off banking for as long as possible, while around 20% of Gen Zers believe banks do not want them as customers.
—Sunny Nagpaul, Fortune, 21 May 2024
There's an interesting subplot involving Texas quarterback Quinn Ewers, who is draft eligible as a third-year sophomore and could be pushed off the fence and into April's draft with two solid games to end the year.
—Paul Myerberg, USA TODAY, 1 Jan. 2024
But Republicans were unable to reach agreement on a number of them, forcing the speaker to reach across the aisle to push off those deadlines yet again.
—Kaia Hubbard, CBS News, 11 Apr. 2024
And in athletes, the strength and flexibility in the big toe area that’s encouraged by barefoot shoes can help with push off, power, and agility.
—Alisha McDarris, Popular Science, 28 Mar. 2024
Status: Design board commissioners, split on the project, decided to push off the matter to its July 2023 meeting.
—Jaime Moore-Carrillo, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 25 Mar. 2024
Hollywood’s largest studios had hoped to push off questions about regulating AI until at least the 2026 round of master contract negotiations, Crabtree-Ireland said.
—Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 9 Mar. 2024
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“Push off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/push%20off. Accessed 15 Jun. 2024.
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