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"Due to the time needed for package rebuilds, the Ubuntu 24.04 beta has been pushed back from 4 April to 11 April." You mean pushed forward. They pushed the ev

• 01HNNWZ0MV43FF 3y ago
  https://duckduckgo.com/?q=pushed+forward+vs+pushed+back&t=fpas&ia=web https://duckduckgo.com/?q=pushed+forward+vs+pushed+back&t=fp... No, people commonly say "pushed back" for moving to a later date. I agree it's a bit like "press" and "depress"
  • saalweachter 3y ago
    Think of it like pushing against someone facing you, in a physical confrontation. The line of play in football, a fencing match. When you press forward, your opponent gets pushed back.
    • jareklupinski 3y ago
      > When you press forward, your opponent gets pushed back. until they push back, then they're advancing towards you
• HPsquared 3y ago
  "Before" means "in front". It's clearer in German, where "vor" is the exact same word. See also use of "before" to mean "in front of" physically. edit: also works if you consider being onboard a ship. The forward parts of the ship pass a given point "before" the "after" parts of the ship.