What does on the back burner mean?
Definitions for on the back burner
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on the back burneradverb
Not immediately; in a low priority or delayed manner.
on the back burneradjective
Not immediate; inactive; receiving less than full or regular attention.
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of on the back burner in Chaldean Numerology is: 2
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of on the back burner in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4
Examples of on the back burner in a Sentence
If you plan to start spending on something that's been on the back burner while you were stuck at home, that money will need to come from somewhere else in your budget.
We need to wait two years, three years to have a house built because of the lack of craftsmen, we are being put on the back burner.
I feel like this issue now goes on the back burner for him, but he needs to know, 'no, we aren't going to shut up about this in New Hampshire.'.
Since entrepreneurs prioritize business they tend to put romance second, which puts potential mates off and leaves love on the back burner.
But do I log on regularly to check my account? Absolutely not - and I'm much more interested in Social Security than most people, but that seems deeply normal to me - people are busy and once they've logged on once, they don't bother to do it again. It goes on the back burner.
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