Idiom Breakdown

put forward

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Definition

To propose for consideration.

To change the time in a time zone to a later time.

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"The Prime Minister put forward new plans to tackle corruption."
"Democrats, meanwhile, point out that Republicans seem to have made a conscious decision, beginning with the stimulus, to oppose anything the president put forward, dooming any chance of renewed cooperation between the parties."
"Another argument for closing Woodhead was simply one of route duplication, and this was the main reason put forward by BR at the time."
"Don't forget that this Sunday we put the clocks forward an hour."
"When the clocks are put forward at the introduction of summer time, the long-distance night trains automatically become one hour late, and continue to run late for the remainder of their journeys. […] Similarly, when the clocks are put back in the autumn, the night trains become one hour early."

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