TODAY-S IDIOM: ON THE BACK BURNER

"ON THE BACK BURNER"

If a plan or a project is on the back burner, it isn't being worked on at present, but it might be completed in the future.

Example: It's a great idea, but we're too busy to look into it now so we'll put it on the back burner for a while.


En segundo plano.


Example sentences:

• Plans for the new factory have been put on the back burner until the economy improves / Los planes para la nueva fábrica se han puesto en un segundo plano hasta que la economía mejore.

• We'll put the project on the back burner for a while because we're too busy just now / Vamos a poner el proyecto en un segundo plano por un tiempo porque estamos demasiado ocupados en este momento.

Additional examples:

• The building project is on the back burner for now.

• This matter was on the back burner for a long time.

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