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Definition of backlog
1 : a large log at the back of a hearth fire
2 : an accumulation of tasks unperformed or materials not processed a backlog of court cases
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Examples of backlog in a Sentence
We have a huge backlog of orders to be filled.
Recent Examples of backlog from the Web
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Some buyers may be eligible for state or federal alternative energy incentives, however. ...and there's already a backlog of orders According to an update from Tesla in May 2016, about 373,000 people want to buy the Model 3.
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The collaboration — Our Issue — gave 100% of its proceeds to benefit Detroit’s Enough Said, which aims to process a backlog of 11,000 untested rape kits found in storage.
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Cappas said there is a backlog at the Logansport facility for similar requests.
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Ekman said more denials will lead to more appeals, which will increase the backlog.
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This reflects the normal backlog of cars approaching downtown St. Paul and the merger with Interstate 94, but was amplified by construction at the time.
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ICE said the Detroit-area arrests were part of its efforts to deal with a case backlog, and the vast majority of those arrested were being detained at a facility in Youngstown, Ohio.
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The good news is that, unlike previous years when computer snafus contributed to big backlogs, about 45,000 cases have already been resolved.
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About 13 percent of Airbus’s backlog is in the Middle East, according to chief salesman John Leahy, who attended the briefing.
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First Known Use of backlog
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First Known Use of backlog
1963
BACKLOG Defined for English Language Learners
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: a large number of jobs that are waiting to be finished
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