"bring forward" and "put back" (phrasal verbs)

"bring forward"
If you bring forward an event, you arrange for it to take place at an earlier time than had been planned.

 The kickoff has been brought forward to 2 p.m instead of 3 p.m.

 At the last minute the meeting was brought forward to before lunch instead of after.

"put back"
If you put back an event, you arrange for it to take place at a later time than had been planned.

 The cricket match was put back 24 hours because of heavy rain.
 The trip has been put back from March to April.
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Don't confuse Anticipate with the Portuguese word Antecipar!

Anticipate in English is a formal word meaning:

To expect that something will happen:

 We don't anticipate (expect) any problems.

Tip!
 We had one or two difficulties that we didn't anticipate (expect).
 Are you anticipating (expecting) a lot of people at the party tonight? If you want to avoid using “put
back” you can use “postpone”
Incorrect: We had to anticipate the event.
Correct: We had to bring forward the event.  “The meeting has been
put back postponed
until 4:00pm”
Now practice “Bring forward” and “Put back”

1. The payment has been ______ _______ from the 24th to the 21st

2. Let’s ______ _______ the meeting to before lunch.

3. I had to ______ _______ my holiday until after the weekend.

4. The contract will have to be ______ _______ until at least October

5. The new book was going to be released in March, but now it has been ______ _______ until June.

6. Payment has been ______ _______ to the 18th 

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