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

Kaity is there to talk to her about how to manage hearing about the other women, but that doesn’t appear to be an issue this season so that gets put aside. —Ali Barthwell, Vulture, 18 Mar. 2025

Once the two competitors were finally inside the cage, however, all the theatrics were put aside, and the real war began. —Russ Weakland, EW.com, 11 Mar. 2025

Wattpad’s studio operations were then combined with those for Naver’s digital comics platform Webtoon, and an initial $100M was put aside for development and production financing. —Max Goldbart, Deadline, 5 Mar. 2025

Robert Wise expertly guided this adaption of the Rodgers and Hammerstein musical, putting aside the darker elements of the true story for a rousing sing-along. —Will Leitch, Vulture, 3 Mar. 2025

Rhymes for put aside

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