set back

• Retrasar u obstaculizar el progreso de algo, o costarle a alguien una cierta cantidad de dinero (uso informal).

To delay or hinder the progress of something, or to cost someone a specified amount of money (informal usage).

1. Delay or hinder progressB2informal

   To cause something to happen later than planned or to slow down progress.

   retrasar / atrasar

   • The storm set back the construction project by two weeks.
   • His illness set back his training schedule.
   • The budget cuts set back our research significantly.

2. Cost a specific amount of moneyB2informal

   To cost someone a particular amount of money, often a large sum.

   costar una cantidad (de dinero)

   • That new car set me back over thirty thousand dollars.
   • The repairs set him back a small fortune.
   • The vacation set them back more than they had planned.