1. to place a larger proportion of costs, work, or resources toward the end of a project or time period rather than at the beginning
Usage: common in business, project management, and finance
2. to load cargo or freight into the rear or back section of a vehicle or container
Usage: logistics and transportation

Examples

• The company decided to backload the project expenses into the final quarter.
• We backloaded the truck with the heaviest boxes at the rear.
• The contract backloads most of the payments until the second year.
• They backloaded the schedule so that testing would occur near the deadline.
• The airline backloads cargo to balance the aircraft's weight distribution.
• Backloading the budget meant less spending early on but higher costs later.