put on the back burner
- postponeDelay to later time
- delayEnforced waiting period
- shelveSuspend or store
- deferDelay or submit
- tableHorizontal furniture surface
sideline · neglect · procrastinate · stall · waitlist · ignore · simmer · pending · later · someday · forgotten · dusty · idle · limbo · queue · storage · pause · suspend
priority/urgency
put on the back burnerprioritize
Rank by importance
fast-track · bump up · expedite · escalate · spotlight
action status
put on the back burnerdive into
Enter with enthusiasm
jump on · act on · take up · push forward · launch
action vs. deferral
put on the back burnerget on with
Continue doing something
dive into · jump on · take up · attend to · roll up one's sleeves