put back

verb

1. to return to its former place
2. to move to a later time or date

   the wedding was put back a fortnight

3. to delay or impede the progress of

   the strike put back production severely

Example Sentences

Many hold classes in their living rooms, asking students to help re-arrange and then later put back furniture.

From The Daily Beast

The sets were stolen from the movie lot where “Anchorman” was filmed and put back together wrong.

From The Daily Beast

After every explosion, they clean the place and everything is put back to normal again.

From The Daily Beast

Instead, slightly mangled bodies of injured soldiers and citizens appeared, slowly being put back together.

From The Daily Beast

Well, movie audiences be damned: the art has been put back in.

From The Daily Beast

We have had our arrangements put back twelve hours, but even that makes no difference; I shall rub along somehow.

From Project Gutenberg

I had taken the doctor to see him, got him out on sick leave, and when he was put back again gave bail for him.

From Project Gutenberg

It is to be feared that it was taken out to be read because of its special oddity, and not put back.

From Project Gutenberg

So Thyrsis sank back to get his breath, and to put back some flesh upon his skeleton.

From Project Gutenberg

Then he was put back into his cage, the boy insisting on going with him, and both slept comfortably together.

From Project Gutenberg