Meaning & use
back burner
A state of low priority in which a plan, task, or project is temporarily set aside.
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With the merger underway, the marketing redesign was put on the back burner.
She back-burnered her novel while focusing on finishing her degree.
A note on using this word
Back burner most commonly appears in the phrase 'put something on the back burner,' though it can also work as an informal verb.
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