laid aside
Set aside temporarily
Laid aside means set down or put away, either literally or figuratively.
You might lay aside a book you're reading to answer the phone.
More often the phrase suggests postponing or abandoning: She laid aside her ambitions to care for her mother.
Money laid aside is saved for future use.
Differences laid aside are temporarily set apart to allow cooperation.
- shelvedDeferred or stored away
- storedKept in reserve
- tucked awayConcealed in storage
- deferredSet aside until later
- cast offRelease or discard
put on hold · postponed · put on ice · saved · put away · table · relinquished · let go of · stashed · withheld · left out · forsaken · ignored · reserved · mothballed · disregarded · abandoned · box