back burner

== English == === Alternative forms === back-burner, backburner === Pronunciation === === Noun === back burner (plural back burners) (countable) A section of a stove used to keep some pots warm while one focuses on others. Antonym: front burner (figurative, uncountable) A state of low urgency; a state of low current importance. Antonym: front burner ==== Derived terms ====