Also means
to reschedule, to stagger
Usage Note
Décaler covers physical shifting (moving something sideways), temporal rescheduling (décaler une réunion = to move a meeting), and staggering (shifts, timetables). The past participle décalé is frequently used as an adjective meaning 'quirky' or 'offbeat' (un humour décalé). Le décalage horaire is 'jet lag' or 'time difference'.
Examples
"On a dû décaler la réunion d'une heure."
Natural Translation
We had to push the meeting back by an hour.
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