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Anonymous Posted 16 years ago
Vocabulary

Slid to the right

...but the timeline for developing a nuclear device has "thankfully slid to the right a bit," he said.

My query:
What is the meaning of' 'slid to the right' ,in the above ? Is there also a usage, 'slide to the left'?
  

Top answer

It has been pushed out further into the future. Picture a timeline, with the days going to the right. " It's been slid to the right.

— BarbaraPA

  • It has been pushed out further into the future.
  • Picture a timeline, with the days going to the right.
  • " It's been slid to the right.
  • I actually only heard this term for the first time recently, and I haven't heard it used with "slide to the left" though it seems possible.
  • We had planned to introduce this in August 2010, but it will happen in June 2010 instead.
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It has been pushed out further into the future.

Picture a timeline, with the days going to the right. Something is on the timeline for "August 2010." Then you find out that will really happen in November 2010." It's been slid to the right.

I actually only heard this term for the first time recently, and I haven't heard it used with "slide to the left" though it seems possible. W
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