push off

verb

pushed off; pushing off; pushes off

intransitive verb

: set out
we pushed off for home

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
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Lawmakers also pushed off some issues to be debated further during budget negotiations between the Legislature and Newsom. Calmatters, Mercury News, 27 May 2025 If its low reimbursement rates are reduced further, or millions of beneficiaries are pushed off its rolls, a wave of facility closures could follow — starting with many rural hospitals. Arthur L. Kellermann, Forbes.com, 21 Apr. 2025 Parents can try limiting their child’s access to social media by pushing off giving them a smartphone for as long as possible or enforcing house rules that limit smartphone use, including keeping phones in common areas like the living room or handing them back to parents before bedtime. Adrianna Rodriguez, USA Today, 7 Apr. 2025 And they didn’t get scolded or pushed off or told to get off. USA Today, 21 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for push off

Word History

First Known Use

1740, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of push off was in 1740

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“Push off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/push%20off. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.

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