noun
- an accumulation of work or tasks that have not been completed
- a reserve supply or stock of something
verb
- to accumulate as a backlog
Examples
- The company has a huge backlog of orders to fill.
- After vacation, she faced a backlog of emails in her inbox.
- The court system struggles with a backlog of cases.
- The factory maintained a backlog of raw materials.
- Orders began to backlog during the busy holiday season.
- The repair shop has backlogged work from the storm damage.
- We need to clear this backlog before taking on new projects.