back burner

NOUN

reduced priority

Synonyms

WEAK

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Antonyms

WEAK

front burner

Example Sentences

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The Dayforce study comes as Americans grapple with higher housing, healthcare, transportation and childcare costs — all immediate needs that can push retirement savings to the back burner.

From MarketWatch

So, this plan was placed on the back burner.

From Los Angeles Times

I wasn’t really keen on going there because it’s kind of been done many times and we put it on the back burner saying, “Someday we’ll figure this out.”

From Los Angeles Times

For now, thoughts of defending his Olympic title in Los Angeles in 2028 are on the back burner.

From BBC

In some Democratic-controlled areas, too, school funding has been put on the back burner.

From Salon