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.

Examples of on the back burner in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web In recent years, notwithstanding occasional flare-ups of violence with the Hamas regime in Gaza, Israelis have placed the Palestinian issue on the back burner. —

Yohanan Plesner, Foreign Affairs, 13 July 2021 Issues on the back burner, if not addressed, inevitably migrate to the top of the queue. —

Daniel W. Drezner, Foreign Affairs, 12 Aug. 2024 This may involve renegotiating terms with a business partner or finally launching a collaboration that has been on the back burner. —

Valerie Mesa, Peoplemag, 10 Aug. 2024 However, that doesn’t mean that people should put vitamin D on the back burner. —

Alyssa Hui, Health, 9 Aug. 2024 See all Example Sentences for on the back burner

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