put aside

verb

put aside; putting aside; puts aside

1

: to save or keep (something, such as money) to be used at a later time

She's been putting aside some money for a vacation.

Can you put a few minutes aside for a short meeting?

2

: to stop worrying or thinking about (something)

We need to put these problems aside for now and get the work done.

It's time to put aside our differences and start working together.

Examples of put aside in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The two started off as enemies as Judy joined the Zootopia Police Department, but then put aside their differences to solve a mystery in the animal city. — Jordan Moreau, Variety, 15 Aug. 2026

While the organizers put aside some spare statuettes in case of theft, there were too few to compensate for the actual losses. — ABC News, 12 Aug. 2026

Eddie and Roth put aside their decades-long feud for the event, which was the last stop on a tour of dozens of North American cities. — Raechal Shewfelt, Entertainment Weekly, 4 Aug. 2026

Not every chip passed certification and a full complement of CPU and GPU cores; those with just one failed GPU core were quietly put aside before being reused in the MacBook Neo. — Ewan Spence, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026

Rhymes for put aside

• actinide
• aldehyde
• alkoxide
• alongside
• amplified
• arsenide
• beautified
• biocide
• bisulphide
• butoxide
• calcified
• ceramide