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to unshelve

to unshelve

6.8
Put a plan back into active use after it was set aside
  • verb
  • /ʌnˈʃɛlv/
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  • The board decided to unshelve the proposal after receiving new funding.

Examples

  • The company chose to unshelve the project in response to increased market demand.

  • After several years, the museum will finally unshelve its plans for a new exhibit.

  • Let's unshelve that idea!

  • She unshelved the project after a long delay.

  • The committee agreed to unshelve the discussion about the community center project next month.

  • Due to public interest, the city council decided to unshelve the green space initiative they had postponed.

  • After reviewing the feedback, the team will unshelve their original marketing strategy for the new product.

Synonyms

to reestablish
vsto unshelve
37 4.3

To bring back something that stopped or was lost

returns a postponed idea or project to active use or discussion
to reinstitute
vsto unshelve
6 6.1

To start again a rule or practice that stopped

brings a set-aside plan or project back into active consideration

Antonyms

to shelve
11 5.0

To stop work on a plan or project for now

Phrasal Verbs

to unshelve the project
7.0

To start work again on a project that was paused or stopped

to unshelve (a proposal)
8.0

To bring back a proposal that was set aside for discussion

How Active

relaunch
5 4.2
to resume
297 3.1
to unshelve
6.8
to reconsider
227 3.7
to bring up
788 2.6
to mention
∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

unshelve infinitive
unshelved past
unshelved past participle
unshelving present participle
unshelves third person singular

Morphology

unshelve = shelve (transparent) = un + shelve

Clear negative prefixation: 'un-' + 'shelve' = reverse of setting aside, i.e., bringing back into consideration.

Etymology

Unshelve gives a simple picture: un- means 'do the opposite' and shelf means 'a place to put things for later', like a bookshelf. So to unshelve a plan is to take it down from the shelf and bring it back into action.