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

“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

That would move the matter from the political front burner and allow Mr. Biden to return to more private forms of cajoling.

From New York Times

“It doesn’t change our plan or vision, but it just puts those conversations even more … on the front burner.”

From Seattle Times