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Meaning of
backburner
in English
backburner
us
//ˈbækˌbɝnər//
uk
//ˈbækˌbɝnər//
#common
Definitions
Noun
a
lower
priority
status
;
reduced
attention
a
state
of
low
urgency
;
decreased
importance
The
project
was
put
on
the
backburner
due
to
lack
of
funding
.
a
secondary
or
dormant
state
(
of
a
project
,
etc
.)
The
development
of
the
new
feature
was
put
on
the
backburner
due
to
more
pressing
issues
.
Verb
a
stove
section
for
warming
pots
The
cook
placed
the
saucepan
on
the
backburner
to
simmer
.
Base Words
back
burner
