put aside

phrasal 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

New York is lending a helping hand to neighboring Massachusetts - and putting aside all NYC/Boston rivalry talk - after the Blizzard of 2026 dropped more than three feet of snow in parts of the state. —Neal Riley, CBS News, 25 Feb. 2026

At least for a few hours on Sunday, Americans put aside those differences in agreement to support a USA hockey team where most couldn’t name more than two players. —Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 Feb. 2026

Unlike your regular pension pot, which requires putting aside a portion of your salary for your future self, the country’s government would pay out €10 ($11) a month to children in education under this new plan. —Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune, 16 Feb. 2026

Al-Jamaa al-Islamiya’s leader, Mohammed Takkoush, said during the 14-month war between Hezbollah and Israel that his group and Hezbollah put aside their differences on conflicts in Syria and Yemen to join forces against Israel. —Los Angeles Times, 9 Feb. 2026

Rhymes for put aside

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