Phrasal Verbs
to delay the progress of something or someone by a particular time The bad weather set back the building program by several weeks. related noun setback
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to cost someone a particular amount of money The repairs could set you back over $200.
to place something, especially a building, at a distance from something The house is set well back from the road.