present participle of back-burner

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

(countable) A section of a stove used to keep some pots warm while one focuses on others. / (figuratively, uncountable) A state of low urgency; a state of low current importance.

(idiomatic) Having low urgency; not currently important.

Alternative form of backburner

plural of back burner

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of back-burner

simple past tense and past participle of back-burner