push off

verb

pushed off; pushing off; pushes off

intransitive verb

: set out

we pushed off for home

Synonyms of push off

• move
• exit
• depart
• go
• get
• push on
• pull out
• get off
• peel off
• walk out
• run along
• cut out
• go off
• take off
• step (along)
• clear out
• escape
• clear off
• shove (off)
• dig out
• bail out
• evacuate
• start

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

Today, the uplands are so broadly sunlit that most analysts say future interest rate cuts from the Fed are now likely pushed off into the far distance. —Jim Edwards, Fortune, 11 May 2026

Tate pushed off and should’ve been penalized for offensive pass interference. —Rob Maaddi, Chicago Tribune, 8 May 2026

Tate pushed off so he should’ve been penalized for offensive pass interference. —ABC News, 8 May 2026

If the Leafs stay at five or move up, the pick pushes off till 2028. —Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 3 May 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1740, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for push off

• ashraf
• checkoff
• cutoff
• falloff
• handoff
• kickoff
• layoff
• liftoff
• markoff
• markov
• payoff
• playoff