set forward

Idioms  

1. Also, set ahead. Turn a clock to a later time, as in For daylight-saving time we set the clocks forward. [1600s]

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Example Sentences

The Trinity Test set forward the first nuclear arms race, nearly leading to armageddon at the height of the Cold War.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 28, 2023

Still, there are some reasons to think that the path the Fed set forward in its projections could play out.

From New York Times • Jul. 25, 2022

Aliyev said the two former Soviet republics, which fought their last major war in 2020, could reach an agreement quickly if Armenia accepted the principles his country had set forward.

From Reuters • Apr. 22, 2022

“These are two nuclear superpowers. They ought to be engaged in conversations, and they covered a wide range of topics. They disagreed on many things but also set forward some constructive paths on important topics.”

From The Guardian • Jul. 25, 2018

They set forward their left feet in the same movement and lot fly such a shower of arrows as it had been snow.

From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White