backlog

noun

Definition of backlognext
as in inventory
a large number of jobs or items that are waiting to be finished or processed We have a huge backlog of orders yet to be filled.

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Recent Examples of backlog But the arbitration process that the legislation had set up to figure out how much the hospital should be paid by the person’s insurer in that scenario has been a mess, with a huge backlog waiting to be cleared. — Dylan Scott, Vox, 5 Nov. 2026 The Department of Veterans Affairs cut average disability claims processing time from 141 days to 81, a 42% reduction, and pushed its backlog below 100,000 for the first time since 2020. — Billy Biggs, Forbes.com, 30 Oct. 2026 Levine Cava said the transportation department also maintains local roads, where the county already has an $18 million backlog of pothole repairs. — CBS News, 28 Oct. 2026 The Space Force is counting on United Launch Alliance, a 50-50 joint venture between Boeing and Lockheed Martin, to deliver into orbit a backlog of the military’s communications, navigation, missile warning, and surveillance satellites. — Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 28 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for backlog
Recent Examples of Synonyms for backlog
  1. inventory
  2. supply
  3. collection
  4. pile
  5. accumulation
  6. hoard
  7. cache
  8. stockpile
Noun
  • The grants will be administered through the Department of Housing and Economic Development to cover expenses including rent, payroll, utilities and inventory.
    — Angie DiMichele, Sun Sentinel, 11 Nov. 2026
  • The oil surplus has allowed the US to replenish some of its key inventories – particularly in Cushing, Oklahoma, the pipeline crossroads of America.
    — David Goldman, CNN Money, 11 Nov. 2026
Definition of inventory
Noun
  • Smaller cargo drones transported emergency medical supplies into areas inaccessible to conventional rescue vehicles.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 12 Nov. 2026
  • Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has rejected accusations that Israel has been delaying the entry of winter supplies into the Gaza Strip as severe rains flood makeshift tents, worsening conditions in the enclave this week.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 12 Nov. 2026
Definition of supply
Noun
  • The United States, which is nearly 1,000 feet long, is now the centerpiece of that watery collection.
    — Henry Larson, NPR, 12 Nov. 2026
  • Customers can opt out of certain data collection and use via Privacy Settings.
    — John Higgins, The Verge, 11 Nov. 2026
Definition of collection
Noun
  • How to Dispose of Dead Annuals After removing dead annuals from the garden, Gifford says healthy annuals can go in your compost pile.
    — Madeline Buiano, Martha Stewart, 7 Nov. 2026
  • Early Black Friday sales are delivering discounts on the bed frames of your dreams, from plush upholstered designs to sleek platform beds and clever storage solutions that might finally give that extra pile of bedding in your closet a proper home.
    — Kate McGregor, Architectural Digest, 7 Nov. 2026
Definition of pile
Noun
  • The Poconos will have a better chance of receiving periods of all snow, but any accumulation going into Friday night would likely be less than 1 inch.
    — Grant Gilmore, CBS News, 13 Nov. 2026
  • Total snow accumulations up to a foot, with up to 2 feet at the highest peaks.
    — CA Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 12 Nov. 2026
Definition of accumulation
Noun
  • The Roman coin hoard is the latest in a series of ancient discoveries in Sweden.
    — Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 1 Nov. 2026
  • The film follows a group of adults in an isolated Pennsylvania farmhouse, as hoards of flesh-eating ghouls overrun the country and infiltrate their residence.
    — Carlos De Loera, Los Angeles Times, 5 Oct. 2026
Definition of hoard
Noun
  • Searchers found his niece's remains in a bear cache — a place where bears stash food, sometimes by digging a small hole and covering it with branches and vegetation to keep other animals and birds away.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 6 Nov. 2026
  • These included methods for placing objects inside kernel memory caches, improving exploit reliability and obtaining privilege escalation through data-only attacks.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 5 Nov. 2026
Definition of cache
Noun
  • While this stockpile supported its requirements during that period, the restoration of production provides a more sustainable basis for meeting future needs.
    — Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 6 Nov. 2026
  • Tokyo has held firm, refusing to walk back Takaichi’s statement; the restrictions remain in force, and Japan’s mineral stockpiles are dwindling.
    — THEODORE BUNZEL, Foreign Affairs, 2 Nov. 2026
Definition of stockpile

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“Backlog.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/backlog. Accessed 14 Nov. 2026.

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