Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

on the back burner

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.54 in modern English

Syllables: on the back- burn-er
IPA

28

Scrabble Score

15

Letters

3

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

prep_phrase

Not immediate; inactive; receiving or requiring less than full or regular attention.

Example Sentences

"That project is on the back burner until we deal with higher priorities."
"After some years sweating on the back burner of show business, Ms. Brier, 28, has found instant success on the social media platform of the moment, TikTok."

Antonyms

on the front burner

Questions

What does on the back burner mean?: Not immediate; inactive; receiving or requiring less than full or regular attention.

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