Phrase info Antonyms

on the back burner

Meaning

on the back burner

(idiomatic) Not immediate; inactive; receiving or requiring less than full or regular attention.
That project is on the back burner until we deal with higher priorities.

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The morning after my high-school graduation found me up early job hunting. The dream of college I put on the back burner. Martha Reeves

My stand-up has a lot of performance in it, and I loved doing it so much that, after years, I put the idea of having a show on the back burner. Cristela Alonzo

When you have kids, there's a tendency to put the marriage stew on the back burner and give it a quick stir now and then. But it's important to remember why you had children with this person. Allison Pearson

With 'Suite Life,' I had three years to sit a little bit on the back burner and learn with less pressure. Debby Ryan

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