back burner
Low priority status
Back burner refers to a position of low priority or temporary neglect.
The metaphor comes from cooking: pots on back burners receive less attention than those in front.
Something on the back burner is set aside while more urgent matters take precedence: We put the renovation plans on the back burner until we had more money.
To back-burner something is to deprioritize it.
Enforced waiting period
- deferDelay or submit
- shelveSuspend or store
- tableHorizontal furniture surface
- suspendHalt or hang temporarily
hold off · put off · postpone · adjourn · reschedule · mothball · park · sideline
Lacking immediate importance
- secondaryLesser in rank
- unimportantLacking significance or weight
- non-urgentNot requiring immediate action
- subordinateOne lower in rank
lesser · minor · peripheral · sidelined · deprioritize · triage · ranking · hierarchy
Miss or commanding view
- ignoreRefuse to notice
- disregardWillful lack of attention
- forgetFail to recall
- abandonLeave behind permanently
unattended · dismissed · sidelined · languishing · gathering dust · forgotten · abandoned · stagnant
Remaining in expectation
- biding timeDelaying action strategically
- enduranceSustained effort capacity
- perseveranceSustained resolve despite obstacles
- long gamePlanning for distant goals
delayed gratification · holding pattern · standby · limbo · meanwhile · in the meantime · on standby · cooling off
Examine again later
- follow upContinue investigating something
- circle backRevisit a topic later
- bookmarkLocation saver for pages
- ticklerAid for remembering tasks
Arranging for future events
- prioritizationRanking by importance
- agendaFormal discussion list
- roadmapDetailed plan forward
- foresightAbility to anticipate futures
time management · triage · resource allocation · workload · bandwidth · juggling · delegation · scheduling
delay
Enforced waiting period
suspend · hold off · put off · postpone · adjourn · reschedule · mothball · park · sideline · stall
low-priority
Lacking immediate importance
- secondaryLesser in rank
- unimportantLacking significance or weight
- non-urgentNot requiring immediate action
subordinate · lesser · minor · peripheral · sidelined · deprioritize · triage · ranking · hierarchy · backlog
overlook
Miss or commanding view
abandon · unattended · dismissed · sidelined · languishing · gathering dust · forgotten · abandoned · stagnant · dormant
waiting
Remaining in expectation
- biding timeDelaying action strategically
- enduranceSustained effort capacity
- perseveranceSustained resolve despite obstacles
long game · delayed gratification · holding pattern · standby · limbo · meanwhile · in the meantime · on standby · cooling off · simmering
revisit
Examine again later
- follow upContinue investigating something
- circle backRevisit a topic later
- bookmarkLocation saver for pages
tickler · pending · to-do · backlog · someday · note · flag · queue
planning
Arranging for future events
- prioritizationRanking by importance
- agendaFormal discussion list
- roadmapDetailed plan forward
foresight · time management · triage · resource allocation · workload · bandwidth · juggling · delegation · scheduling · long-term
- Burners
- Insignificant thingstrivial, minor, small, tiny, negligible
- overlookedoverlooked, unnoticed, ignored, forgotten, neglected
- stallingstall, stalling, delay, hesitate, procrastinate
- figurative placeslimbo, crossroads, dead end, comfort zone, happy place
- workplace metaphorsglass ceiling, ladder, climbing, pipeline, low-hanging fruit
back burnerfront burner
Position of active priority
top priority · priority · first priority · urgent matter · precedence
back burnerspotlight
Concentrated illumination source
limelight · forefront · front and center · foreground · center stage
burn, burning, burned, burns, burner, burnable, unburned, overburn, reburn