front burner

American  

noun

1. Informal. a condition or position of top priority.

   Put the project on the front burner and finish it as soon as possible.

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Other Word Forms

• front-burner adjective

Etymology

Origin of front burner

First recorded in 1965–70; by analogy with back burner

Example Sentences

That should put Apple Intelligence back on the front burner—and the company’s stock back under a microscope.

From Barron's

At a meeting of senior EU member state officials on Sunday evening, the emphasis was on not rushing to decisions and keeping diplomacy with the White House on the front burner.

From The Wall Street Journal

“It’s not really on the front burner,” added Glen Murray, the Kings director of player development “I haven’t really thought about it a lot.”

From Los Angeles Times

I told him that this was on the front burner and that it would get appropriate attention.”

From Seattle Times

“It looks like it won’t breach. That is good. That is one less thing we have to have on our front burner,” Montpelier Town Manager Bill Fraser said.

From Seattle Times