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Unrelated but this message just thought me that 'to advance' some time is to make it earlier. I always assumed the opposite because it sounds like you push it f
by pluijzer 4y ago
Unrelated but this message just thought me that 'to advance' some time is to make it earlier. I always assumed the opposite because it sounds like you push it forwards in time.
- OJFord 4y agoI'm afraid to say 'push [or usually bring] it forwards in time' also typically means 'earlier', not later! We say 'push it back' to mean make something later. I suppose it all makes some sort of sense if you picture the future as a queue of things facing you - you can bring elements forward (nearer) or push them back (further).
- pluijzer 4y agoInteresting analogy about the queue and funny how language shapes ones mental model. I would have never pictured time like that.
- OJFord 4y agoNo, sure, it is a funny way to picture it. I only really thought of it to explain the phrases that come naturally to me (just because I'm used to them).