on the back burner

1.
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- Temporarily postponed or deferred while attention is given to higher-priority matters.
- Assigned a lower priority so that it receives little or no immediate attention.
2.
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- Kept in reserve or maintained in a minimal, inactive state until it becomes necessary to revive or pursue it.

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