back burner
noun
: the condition of being out of active consideration or development
—usually used in the phrase on the back burner
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Then again, if the committee shoves schedule strength to the back burner and leans into overall record for the seeding and at-large selection process, the Trojans would be wholly justified in reassessing the viability of the Notre Dame series.
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Jon Wilner, The Mercury News, 7 Aug. 2024
But, these concerns can be put on the back burner with a Tile tracker tucked inside.
—Merrell Readman, Travel + Leisure, 2 Aug. 2024
This view often led U.S. officials to relegate economic diplomacy to the back burner.
—Karen E. Young, Foreign Affairs, 31 July 2024
My day can be meticulously planned with a huge to-do list, armed and ready to tackle it all, yet one call from a client and everything goes on the back burner and now my time is allocated differently.
—Justine Murphy, Rolling Stone, 17 July 2024
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Jon Wilner, The Mercury News, 7 Aug. 2024
But, these concerns can be put on the back burner with a Tile tracker tucked inside.
—Merrell Readman, Travel + Leisure, 2 Aug. 2024
This view often led U.S. officials to relegate economic diplomacy to the back burner.
—Karen E. Young, Foreign Affairs, 31 July 2024
My day can be meticulously planned with a huge to-do list, armed and ready to tackle it all, yet one call from a client and everything goes on the back burner and now my time is allocated differently.
—Justine Murphy, Rolling Stone, 17 July 2024
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“Back burner.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/back%20burner. Accessed 16 Sep. 2024.
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