The time was pushed ahead, not back, right??
2006-10-02 04:39:28 · 7 answers · asked by franco5 2 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Other - Arts & Humanities
my guess is that it is pushed back, in priority, on the list of things to.
2006-10-02 04:43:00 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
In language there are often questions like this whose answers are now difficult to track down, but here's my shot at a possible explanation:
The direction isn't a direction in time but a direction in relation to the people doing the pushing. When you push someone or something away from you, you are pushing him/it back.
This probably first came from pushing someone, as in a confrontation. It's forward to you, but they will move backward (if you're lucky.)
Eventually, "push back" would come to be used interchangeably with "push away" and using it to push a meeting probably just caught on in business culture in the same way that sayings like "crunch numbers," "TGIF," or "up and comer" have.
2006-10-02 04:53:19 · answer #2 · answered by Thoughtnaut 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well, if you're talking about absolute values, yes. But most people describe time as it relates to the present. If a meeting has been delayed, it's been pushed away from your current position in time; in other words, pushed back.
2006-10-02 04:42:48 · answer #3 · answered by ? 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The time for the meeting 'approached' and it was pushed back.
2006-10-02 04:52:41 · answer #4 · answered by Baby'sMom 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Its only in the US that people say that actually as it is very obvious that time moves forward and not backwards.
2006-10-02 04:45:50 · answer #5 · answered by ayo_w 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because it has fallen behind schedule.
2006-10-02 04:42:44 · answer #6 · answered by jbhughes2003 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The word that is normally used is "adjourned", which means "postponed".
2006-10-02 04:43:44 · answer #7 · answered by Kalyansri 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋