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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Legendary sat on the back burner until Quest’s sale in 2019, when the company sold in the largest protein bar acquisition at the time.
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Simone Melvin, Forbes.com, 31 Aug. 2025
Amid all of those conversations, the health issues have fallen to the back burner.
—Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 5 Aug. 2025
While the restaurant was supposed to open years ago, Grant said the project was put on the back burner after the COVID-19 pandemic hit.
—Jordyn Noennig, jsonline.com, 9 July 2025
Crown had already begun leasing space in the Foundry building for another project but pivoted late last summer to showcase a menu that chef and co-owner Anthony Sitek had on the back burner.
—Sydney Franklin, The Enquirer, 3 July 2025
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Simone Melvin, Forbes.com, 31 Aug. 2025
Amid all of those conversations, the health issues have fallen to the back burner.
—Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 5 Aug. 2025
While the restaurant was supposed to open years ago, Grant said the project was put on the back burner after the COVID-19 pandemic hit.
—Jordyn Noennig, jsonline.com, 9 July 2025
Crown had already begun leasing space in the Foundry building for another project but pivoted late last summer to showcase a menu that chef and co-owner Anthony Sitek had on the back burner.
—Sydney Franklin, The Enquirer, 3 July 2025
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 9 Sep. 2025.
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