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Discover LudwigThe phrase "are set back" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to indicate that something has been delayed or postponed, often in the context of plans or schedules.
Example: "Due to unforeseen circumstances, the project deadlines are set back by two weeks."
Alternatives: "are delayed" or "have been postponed".
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Clocks are set back one hour.
"Those posts are set back, 10 yards from the pitch.
We are set back in 1802, and this proof is going to be straight 18.02.
These tall, uniform boxes are set back from the street, isolated by windswept plazas.
The buildings are set back from the tree-lined street and separated by side driveways.
One by one, the glasses are set back down on the table, still full.
Most are set back on rises, reached by twisting stone stairs.
About 500 cottages have lake frontage; 100 others are set back.
Portions of landslides with exposed parent material are set back to the initial stages of soil development and ecological succession.
"I think we are set back on our heels at the speed at which things are happening," Ms. Clapp said.
Rooms are set back at the end of the banana and bamboo-filled garden, and overlook a large new pool.
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