backlog

[ US /ˈbæˌkɫɑɡ, ˈbæˌkɫɔɡ/ ]
[ UK /bˈæklɒɡ/ ]

NOUN

an accumulation of jobs not done or materials not processed that are yet to be dealt with (especially unfilled customer orders for products or services)
the large log at the back of a hearth fire
something kept back or saved for future use or a special purpose

VERB

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How To Use backlog In A Sentence

His criticism was over the failure to deport foreign citizens after they had served a jail sentence and the backlog of failed asylum cases. Times, Sunday Times
Extra staff brought in to clear the backlog should be kept on until a thorough review is made.
Otherwise Arsenal will face a messy backlog of games. The Sun
Firm backlog rose to $ 19. 64 million on Dec. 31 from $ 17. 5 billion a year earlier.
The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, which grants patents, acknowledged a backlog of 700, 000 applications and an average decision wait time of close to three years.
The Home Office admitted that the agency had a poor record of delivery and made little attempt to defend the way the backlog had been tackled. Times, Sunday Times
His criticism was over the failure to deport foreign citizens after they had served a jail sentence and the backlog of failed asylum cases. Times, Sunday Times
In the company's travel and tourism division, for instance, this has resulted in employees accumulating an overtime backlog of more than 100 hours.
I dealt with the mail backlog before 11 am and then had to occupy myself for the rest of the day.
Samsung Heavy Industries is the world's second-largest shipbuilder by order backlog as of March, after Hyundai Heavy Industries Co. Samsung Not in Talks to Buy Pipavav Stake

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