| Subject | English | Russian |
| gen. | keep something on the backburner | откладывать (alexamel) |
| gen. | keep something on the backburner | придерживать (alexamel) |
| gen. | keep something on the backburner | не давать хода (alexamel) |
| austral., slang | put on the backburner | отложить на потом |
| austral., slang | put on the backburner | притормозить |
| austral., slang | put on the backburner | отсрочить |
| amer. | put on the backburner | отложить (The building project is on the back burner for now.; на некоторое время Val_Ships) |