BACK BURNER

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Reduced priority

Example:

dozens of cases were put on the back burner

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Hypernyms ("back burner" is a kind of...):

precedence; precedency; priority (status established in order of importance or urgency)

Antonym:

front burner (top priority)

Credits