set something back

Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

▪ I. ˌset sth/sbˈback derived
to delay the progress of sth/sb by a particular time
•The bad weather set back the building programme by several weeks.
related noun ↑setback
Main entry: ↑set_derived
 
▪ II. ˌset sth ˈback (from sth) derived
usually passive to place sth, especially a building, at a distance from sth
•The house is set well back from the road.
Main entry: ↑set_derived