Work & careers
keep something on the back burner
delay a lower priority
To delay dealing with something because other matters are more urgent.
Hear it in real life
What happened to your idea for a podcast?
I've kept it on the back burner for now.
We're keeping the office move on the back burner until the budget is clearer.
The mistake everyone makes
Not: Keep the project on ‸ back burner.
Say: Keep the project on the back burner.
This idiom normally includes the article the before back burner.
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How it fits in a sentence.
keep something on the back burner; keep the project on the back burner
Your turn: say it out loud
We're keeping the office move on the back burner until the budget is clearer.
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keep something on the back burner
delay a lower priority
“We're keeping the office move on the back burner until the budget is clearer.”
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