back burner

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Noun back burner has 1 sense

back burner - reduced priority; "dozens of cases were put on the back burner"
--₁ is a kind of precedence, precedency, priority
Antonyms: front burner

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back burner

Definition:

1. (noun) A condition or situation that is given low priority or temporarily postponed.

2. (verb) To set aside or delay the consideration of something.

Example sentences:

1. Despite its urgency, the issue of climate change has been put on the back burner by politicians.

2. With so many urgent tasks at hand, my personal goals have been on the back burner lately.

3. We need to put our vacation plans on the back burner until we save enough money.

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