back-or·der
ˈbak-ˌȯr-dər 
back-ordered; back-ordering; back-orders
: to assign to the status of back order
: a business order yet to be fulfilled because stock is unavailable
Examples of back-order in a Sentence
Noun
The book I want to buy is a back order and won't be shipped for three weeks.
The book I want to buy is on back order and won't be shipped for three weeks.
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Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 June 2025
The back-order list for Yohei Fukuda’s shoes is so long, the atelier has stopped accepting bespoke-shoe orders from new clients.
—Gary Shteyngart, The Atlantic, 7 Feb. 2025
Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune, 16 July 2025
The system monitors refill thresholds, tracks shipment delays and alerts planners when potential back orders or stockouts are likely.
—Sean O'Neill, Forbes.com, 17 June 2025
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Verb
Construction delays and material back-orders pushed that to 2025, but as of May 21, there was a lot of work left to do.
—Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 June 2025
The back-order list for Yohei Fukuda’s shoes is so long, the atelier has stopped accepting bespoke-shoe orders from new clients.
—Gary Shteyngart, The Atlantic, 7 Feb. 2025
Noun
Clients are increasingly cautious, with some potentially postponing or scaling back orders.
—Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune, 16 July 2025
The system monitors refill thresholds, tracks shipment delays and alerts planners when potential back orders or stockouts are likely.
—Sean O'Neill, Forbes.com, 17 June 2025
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“Back-order.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/back-order. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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