Think of it as if looking at it as a physical object. If I have something scheduled for June 15 but I need to delay, I'm pushing the appointment farther away.

Bon point sur le temps comme matériau physique. En français, on emploie le verbe “repousser” pour mettre un rendez-vous plus tard dans l’agenda.

Different cultures have different perspectives on time as a physical direction. Some prefer down for earlier, others for later. . If something approaches me & I want it further away, I push it back. . Push the wedding pack another month. (Delay it, postpone) or Bring it forward a month to avoid Christmas. (sooner) . Closer to you (now) or further from you (now). . Maybe this helps you with teh interpretation, but in the end, languages and cultures have the associations that they have.