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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An immediate impact for many services is putting new equipment on the back burner.
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Chris Hoffman, CBS News, 13 May 2026
The company seems to have put big, heavy, chrome-laden cruisers on the back burner, at least for the time being, to focus more on lightweight, entry-level motorcycles.
—New Atlas, 11 May 2026
Life was difficult, so making art was on the back burner.
—Lisa Deaderick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 May 2026
Leftover hurts from earlier in the week might be percolating on the back burner.
—Georgia Nicols, Denver Post, 7 May 2026
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Chris Hoffman, CBS News, 13 May 2026
The company seems to have put big, heavy, chrome-laden cruisers on the back burner, at least for the time being, to focus more on lightweight, entry-level motorcycles.
—New Atlas, 11 May 2026
Life was difficult, so making art was on the back burner.
—Lisa Deaderick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 May 2026
Leftover hurts from earlier in the week might be percolating on the back burner.
—Georgia Nicols, Denver Post, 7 May 2026
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 21 May. 2026.
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