They had to put that project on the backburner until financing was arranged.
Source: tatoeba (6206020)
Backburner
Synonyms for "backburner" (22 found)
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Translations
1 translations across 1 languages.
German
1 entries- zurückstellen verb (to relegate to a lower priority)
Sample sentences
4 total sentences available.
The Sahrawi conflict was put on the backburner.
Source: tatoeba (10963110)
There had been plans to extend electrification from Harrow to Rickmansworth. But when the First World War broke out in 1914, this and a new branch to Watford were placed on the backburner, along with further housing development.
Source: wiktionary
"What I noticed was that my sadness and loneliness got backburnered," she told the BBC.
Source: wiktionary
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