Back burner and Precedence
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Back burner
Back burner noun - Reduced priority.
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Synonyms for Back burner
Precedence is an antonym for back burner.
Precedence
Precedence noun - The right to one's attention before other things considered less important.
Usage example: his merchandise order takes precedence because we received it first
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Synonyms for Precedence
Back burner is an antonym for precedence.
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