front burner

/frənt ˌbʌrnər/
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Definitions of front burner
  1. noun
    top priority
    “the work was moved to the front burner in order to meet deadlines”
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    antonyms:
    back burner
    reduced priority
    type of:
    precedence, precedency, priority
    status established in order of importance or urgency
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