Definition of front burner in English English dictionary
top priority; "the work was moved to the front burner in order to meet deadlines"
top priority; "the work was moved to the front burner in order to meet deadlines
If an issue is on the front burner, it receives a lot of attention because it is considered to be more urgent or important than other issues. It helps to put an important issue back on the front burner back burner
front burner
Hyphenation
front burn·er
Turkish pronunciation
frʌnt bırnır
Pronunciation
/ˈfrənt ˈbərnər/ /ˈfrʌnt ˈbɜrnɜr/
Etymology
[ 'fr&nt ] (noun.) 13th century. Middle English, from Old French, from Latin front-, frons.