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 Federal judges, prosecutors and defense attorneys have all chimed in, saying the transfer, which is underway, will waste taxpayer dollars, create massive backlogs and complications in court proceedings, and endanger inmates’ constitutional rights. — Aj Willingham, AJC.com, 24 Sep. 2026 On the employment side of the Fed's dual mandate, companies reported needing more workers to handle order backlogs. — Jeff Cox, CNBC, 23 Sep. 2026 Cazares’ far-off next court date, not until 2028, is not atypical, Meinecke said, given the backlog of cases in the fallout of the blitz. — Andrew Carter, Chicago Tribune, 20 Sep. 2026 The department should be able to make it through that backlog before the hot asphalt plant shuts down for winter, assuming additional requests don't come in, City Engineer Kevin Muhs told the Public Works Committee. — Alison Dirr, jsonline.com, 20 Sep. 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
  • Customers can review that inventory, creating a clearer record of what was received and how each piece was assessed.
    — Kaitlyn Gomez, Miami Herald, 30 Sep. 2026
  • With a global art calendar packed tightly with international fairs, major gallery shows, and private secondary market inventory, buyers returning from the summer break were met with a sudden influx of choices.
    — Hok-hang Cheung, ARTnews.com, 30 Sep. 2026
Definition of inventory
Noun
  • Rogue actors and governments could hold up critical resources or food supplies for their own immediate gain.
    — Michael Albertus, Foreign Affairs, 30 Sep. 2026
  • Apple will reportedly use a USB-C power supply for its home hub, as the device doesn’t have a battery inside.
    — Tom Warren, The Verge, 30 Sep. 2026
Definition of supply
Noun
  • Next, Meyer is preparing to introduce new love bird designs while continuing to build on the brand’s core collection.
    — Ryma Chikhoune, Footwear News, 1 Oct. 2026
  • The complete collection appearing on CD will subsequently be made available across vinyl releases.
    — SPIN Staff, SPIN, 30 Sep. 2026
Definition of collection
Noun
  • Another catalyst could come in December, when CHIPS Act funding restrictions ease, allowing Micron to deploy its growing cash pile toward a significant buyback .
    — Alexa LoMonaco,Jeff Nash, CNBC, 3 Oct. 2026
  • Those are anthology series, however, and one season doesn’t necessarily flow directly from the previous one (the large pile-up of AHS lore aside).
    — Rick Porter, HollywoodReporter, 3 Oct. 2026
Definition of pile
Noun
  • The mark is not a single mark at all but an accumulation of marks that coheres into a whole by theatrically—even illusionistically—representing itself as a single brushstroke.
    — Barry Schwabsky, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2026
  • The artist stepped away from performing last year after being diagnosed with normal pressure hydrocephalus, a brain disorder caused by an excessive accumulation of cerebrospinal fluid in the brain’s ventricles.
    — Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 30 Sep. 2026
Definition of accumulation
Noun
  • The identity of the hoard's owner has been lost to time, Tikkala said, though several theories exist about why the silver was buried.
    — Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 25 Sep. 2026
  • While one person was buried in the central chamber, the eastern room was almost empty and the western room contained a hoard of artifacts and the remains of some 20 people.
    — Francesca Aton, ARTnews.com, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of hoard
Noun
  • Each request generates signals about latency, quality, cache behavior, contention, tool success and business value.
    — Anshu Bansal, Forbes.com, 25 Sep. 2026
  • Those are perfectly fine places to start for people who don't need massive memory caches for AI models.
    — Brian Westover, PC Magazine, 21 Sep. 2026
Definition of cache
Noun
  • Expanding the Navy’s missile stockpile SM-6 occupies a key role in the Navy’s layered approach to air and missile defense.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 2 Oct. 2026
  • Just a few months later, in February 2003—a month before the invasion—Secretary of State Colin Powell presented a dramatic case to the United Nations, citing mobile weapons labs and hidden stockpiles of WMDs as justification for war.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of stockpile

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“Backlog.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/backlog. Accessed 4 Oct. 2026.

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