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back burner

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back burner noun
back burner
noun
Learner's definition of BACK BURNER

on the back burner

chiefly US
: in the position of something that will not receive immediate attention and action处于次要地位;非优先考虑
compare front burner

back burner

noun

: the condition of being out of active consideration or development
usually used in the phrase on the back burner
back-burner transitive verb

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web Though more companies have at least figured out how to approach diversity and inclusion, equity appears to fall on the back burner at times. Paolo Confino, Fortune, 2 Sep. 2022 The idea sat on the back burner until a chance introduction to Michael Haas of Ebenezer Stone Ministries, a nonprofit serving Milwaukee’s south side. La Risa R. Lynch, Journal Sentinel, 2 Sep. 2022 As Branam’s groundwater research simmered on the back burner, IGWS went through a changing of the guard. Karl Schneider, The Indianapolis Star, 26 Aug. 2022 This dynamic has understandably put plans for the training and development of new leaders on the back burner at many companies. Expert Panel®, Forbes, 25 Aug. 2022 Too often, Republicans have placed higher-education issues on the back burner. Preston Cooper, WSJ, 24 Aug. 2022 The subject of divorce now is well and truly on the back burner. Wayne And Wanda, Anchorage Daily News, 21 Aug. 2022 Partly due to changes at the record label, Campbell and his music got put on the back burner after his third album, released in 1996, didn't perform well. Janine Rubenstein, Peoplemag, 17 Aug. 2022 Tattooing just simmered on the back burner for me for almost 20 years. Josh Chesler, SPIN, 11 Aug. 2022 See More

Word History

First Known Use

1943, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of back burner was in 1943

See also: back burner


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