Backburner Definition

noun

(countable) A burner of a stove away from the cook's side.

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(uncountable) A state of being postponed, deferred or given lower priority (from the sense that pots on backburners get less attention).

We'll put next year's Christmas party on the backburner until we deal with the current financial crisis.
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verb
To relegate to a lower priority.
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Other Word Forms of Backburner

Noun

Singular:
backburner
Plural:
backburners

Origin of Backburner

Backburner Sentence Examples

  • While your preemie is in the hospital, clothes shopping can be put on the backburner.

  • Formal dinners are often on the backburner for young families, so make your dining room functional instead of fancy.

  • Needless to say, that novel is now very much on the backburner as I am working for MakeUseOf full time.

  • While the megapixel quality should be there, Sony left any good things about the camera on the backburner.

  • Without these heavy hitters, you may in fact be all too happy to put marriage on the backburner and instead, champion one of your many causes.

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RERNER

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