to unshelve (a proposal)

8.0

To bring back a proposal that was set aside for discussion

phrasal verb
/ʌnˈʃɛlv/

: revisar

Pressure from stakeholders led the committee to unshelve the proposal that had been ignored last year.

Examples

After several months, the board chose to unshelve the proposal and review its merits again.
If new funding becomes available, they may unshelve the proposal and move forward with the project.
After several months, the board chose to unshelve the proposal and review its merits again.
If new funding becomes available, they may unshelve the proposal and move forward with the project.
Pressure from stakeholders led the committee to unshelve the proposal that had been ignored last year.

Synonyms

to revisit

vsto unshelve (a proposal)

80 3.7

To return to an idea or topic to think about it again

brings a set-aside idea back for active discussion rather than simple review

to repropose

vsto unshelve (a proposal)

1 7.0

To suggest an idea again after people refused it

brings a set-aside idea back for discussion rather than because it was rejected

to unshelve

vsto unshelve (a proposal)

1 6.8

Put a plan back into active use after it was set aside

returns a set-aside idea for discussion and reconsideration

to unshelve the project

vsto unshelve (a proposal)

7.0

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

returns a set-aside idea for discussion rather than restarting work

Antonyms

to shelve

14 5.0

To stop work on a plan or project for now

How Active

to adopt

374 3.2

to unshelve (a proposal)

8.0

to reopen

190 1.4

to raise

975 3.2

to note

∞ 1.6

Surface Forms

unshelve infinitive

unshelved past

unshelved past participle

unshelving present participle

unshelves third person singular

Morphology

unshelve + (a + proposal)

The verb 'unshelve' is transparently built from the negating prefix 'un-' plus 'shelve' (to put aside/on a shelf); if a learner knows 'shelve' in the sense of setting a proposal aside, they can infer 'unshelve' as reversing that action. The phrase 'unshelve a proposal' therefore directly conveys 'bring back for reconsideration' with no idiomatic shift, so it should be understandable to a B1 learner who knows the constituents.

Etymology

The verb unshelve (a proposal) comes from the simple image of taking something down from a shelf after it was put away. So, to unshelve a proposal means 'to bring a plan back for discussion'.