backburners
Puts off indefinitely
Backburners is the plural of backburner, a stove burner at the rear used for dishes needing less attention.
The figurative sense dominates: things on backburners are set aside for later, given low priority while more urgent matters take precedence.
Career plans went on the backburners when she had kids.
To backburner something is to deprioritize it.
Suspend or store
- tableHorizontal furniture surface
- postponeDelay to later time
- delayEnforced waiting period
- pendingAwaiting resolution or decision
hold · park · sideline · suspend · mothball · stall · queue · await
Lesser in rank
- peripheralExternal computer add-on
- minorScale with lowered third
- afterthoughtIdea added belatedly
- nonessentialNot required or needed
marginal · subordinate · ancillary · incidental · trivial · dispensable · expendable · unimportant
Detailed plan forward
- prioritizationRanking by importance
- triageSeverity-based prioritization
- agendaFormal discussion list
- schedulingAssigning times to events
queue · pipeline · workflow · allocation · milestones · objectives · to-do · docket
shelve
Suspend or store
pending · hold · park · sideline · suspend · mothball · stall · queue · await · reschedule
secondary
Lesser in rank
- peripheralExternal computer add-on
- minorScale with lowered third
- afterthoughtIdea added belatedly
nonessential · marginal · subordinate · ancillary · incidental · trivial · dispensable · expendable · unimportant · neglected
roadmap
Detailed plan forward
- prioritizationRanking by importance
- triageSeverity-based prioritization
- agendaFormal discussion list
scheduling · queue · pipeline · workflow · allocation · milestones · objectives · to-do · docket · timeline
backburnersfront and center
Prominent central position
top priority · top priorities · first priority · priorities · high priority
backburnersworks in progress
Incomplete undertakings still evolving
active duty · in play · center stage · in the spotlight · on deck
backburnersforefront
Most prominent position
spotlight · center stage · works in progress · front of mind