on the back burner

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on the back burner

  1. (idiomatic) Not immediate; inactive; receiving or requiring less than full or regular attention.
    Antonym: on the front burner
    That project is on the back burner until we deal with higher priorities.
    • 2023 March 14, Alexandra Jacobs, “Your Annoying Roommate Is Slaying on TikTok”, in The New York Times[1]:
      After some years sweating on the back burner of show business, Ms. Brier, 28, has found instant success on the social media platform of the moment, TikTok.

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