Meaning & use
backlog
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.
Words with a similar meaning
pileupaccumulation
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