to the side

idiom

: in a direction that is away from or beyond the center of something

The statue is leaning to the side.

—often + of

Pull over to the side of the road.

: to a place that is on one side : away from other people

Please move/step to the side.

She took the boy to the side and told him to behave.

: in a state in which something is not dealt with, done, or used until a later time : aside

Let's put/leave that question to the side for a moment.

He set his household chores to the side to finish writing his essay.

They managed to put some money to the side every month.

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Sweet Tea reluctantly indulges Heavenly’s presence and sits down with her for a one-on-one conversation off to the side. —

Shelby Stewart, Essence, 20 Jan. 2025 And the doors off to the side, to storerooms or toilets, were like submarine doors, with a big black gasket around them. —

Ian Parker, The New Yorker, 20 Jan. 2025 Juliette is thrown to the side, and the episode ends. —

Barry Levitt, TIME, 17 Jan. 2025 Foliage off to the side is meant to echo the trees that were at the actual site. —

Karen-Janine Cohen, Sun Sentinel, 16 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for to the side