English / idiom
Put It on the Back Burner
MEANING IN ENGLISH
To postpone, defer, or reduce the priority of an issue or task until a more opportune time
In context
01
Because our main database crashed unexpectedly, we had to put the website overhaul on the back burner.
02
Let's put the vacation debate on the back burner until we conclude our annual financial audit.
Synonyms
postpone it,shelve it,defer it
Antonyms
prioritize it,address immediately,expedite it
Collocations
decided to put it on the back burner,temporarily put it on the back burner,forced to put it on the back burner