backlog
Use Backlog in a sentence
noun
1.
a reserve or accumulation, as of stock, work, or business: a backlog of business orders.
verb (used with object)
3.
to hold in reserve, as for future handling or repair.
4.
to enter and acknowledge (an order) for future shipment.
verb (used without object)
5.
to accumulate in a backlog: Orders are starting to backlog faster than we can process them.
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| —n | |
| 1. | an accumulation of uncompleted work, unsold stock, etc, to be dealt with |
| 2. | chiefly (US), (Canadian) a large log at the back of a fireplace |
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Example sentences
As a result, the backlog of applications has become unmanageable.
There is thus a backlog of candidates clamouring for university places.
And this year's market is bursting with recession-related backlog.
Since spring, the data firm says, the lenders have been trying to clear their backlog.
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