on the back burner
idiom
chiefly US
: in the position of something that will not receive immediate attention and action
She put her singing career on the back burner to pursue her dream of being a movie star.
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In order to grow the family business, however, Johnson-Cope considered partnering with security firms in other states, something that threatened to put some of the company’s founding priorities on the back burner.
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Harvard Business Review, 24 Dec. 2024
This clearly juxtaposed a Biden-Harris administration and Democratic campaign staff that saw the Black male vote as almost guaranteed, placing Black men’s politics and policy concerns on the back burner.
—Richard Fowler, Forbes, 17 Dec. 2024
Sanctuary communities that only recently were crying uncle over the exorbitant costs of sheltering and caring for migrants and the lack of available space now seemingly put those concerns on the back burner.
—Boston Herald Editorial Staff, Boston Herald, 22 Nov. 2024
After graduating, Michael put camp on the back burner, thinking of it more like a temporary passion project.
—Chris Gallagher, USA TODAY, 12 Dec. 2024
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Harvard Business Review, 24 Dec. 2024
This clearly juxtaposed a Biden-Harris administration and Democratic campaign staff that saw the Black male vote as almost guaranteed, placing Black men’s politics and policy concerns on the back burner.
—Richard Fowler, Forbes, 17 Dec. 2024
Sanctuary communities that only recently were crying uncle over the exorbitant costs of sheltering and caring for migrants and the lack of available space now seemingly put those concerns on the back burner.
—Boston Herald Editorial Staff, Boston Herald, 22 Nov. 2024
After graduating, Michael put camp on the back burner, thinking of it more like a temporary passion project.
—Chris Gallagher, USA TODAY, 12 Dec. 2024
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“On the back burner.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/on%20the%20back%20burner. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.
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