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Back burner
Noun
Definitions
1.
Noun
A section of a stove used to keep some pots warm while one focuses on others.
2.
Noun
A state of low urgency; a state of low current importance.
"We'll put next year's Christmas party on the back burner until we deal with the current financial crisis."
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