laying aside
Putting temporarily away
Laying aside means setting something down temporarily or putting it out of consideration.
You might lay aside a book to answer the phone, or lay aside differences to work together: Laying aside their rivalry, the two companies collaborated on the project.
The phrase suggests deliberate, often temporary suspension rather than permanent abandonment.
- forsakingRenouncing or abandoning completely
- giving upChoosing to stop trying
- shelvingHorizontal storage surfaces
- putting awayPlacing into storage
- setting downAct of placing down
relinquishing · renouncing · surrendering · sacrificing · deferment · compartmentalizing · postponement · letting go · transcending · clearing away · suspension · leaving behind · putting down · storing · tucking away · withdrawing · mindfulness · detaching
laying asidepicking up
Grasping and lifting
taking up · grabbing · seizing · retrieving · collecting
laying asideprioritizing
Ordering by importance
taking up · attending to · pursuing · embracing · addressing
laying asidediscarding
Removing what's unwanted
throwing away · getting rid of · abandoning · junking · trashing
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