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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Working in middle management at his father-in-law JJ’s (Geoffrey Owens) foam-roller company, Junior has been forced to put his film-directing dreams on the back burner.
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Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 21 Oct. 2024
In the midst of a busy election season, when everyone is going a thousand miles an hour trying to get their candidate elected or get elected themselves, everything else tends to get relegated to the back burner.
—Adam Jackson, Forbes, 15 Oct. 2024
Balancing responsibilities like work and caring for your family, oftentimes means your own health and wellness is put on the back burner.
—Renée Onque, CNBC, 30 Sep. 2024
Include your interests in vacation planning So often, between keeping the kids entertained and planning family events, mom’s interests get put on the back burner.
—Essence, 13 Sep. 2024
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Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 21 Oct. 2024
In the midst of a busy election season, when everyone is going a thousand miles an hour trying to get their candidate elected or get elected themselves, everything else tends to get relegated to the back burner.
—Adam Jackson, Forbes, 15 Oct. 2024
Balancing responsibilities like work and caring for your family, oftentimes means your own health and wellness is put on the back burner.
—Renée Onque, CNBC, 30 Sep. 2024
Include your interests in vacation planning So often, between keeping the kids entertained and planning family events, mom’s interests get put on the back burner.
—Essence, 13 Sep. 2024
See all Example Sentences for back burner
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“Back burner.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/back%20burner. Accessed 15 Nov. 2024.
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