Meaning & use

backlog

noun·Everyday

An accumulation of unfinished work, tasks, or orders that still need to be completed.

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The support team is working overtime to clear a backlog of customer complaints.

A shortage of staff created a huge backlog of unprocessed applications.

A note on using this word

Backlog is common in project management and business contexts to describe pending tasks awaiting completion.

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