backlog
[ bak-lawg, -log ]
/ ˈbækˌlɔg, -ˌlɒg /
noun
verb (used with object), back·logged, back·log·ging.
to hold in reserve, as for future handling or repair.
to enter and acknowledge (an order) for future shipment.
verb (used without object), back·logged, back·log·ging.
to accumulate in a backlog: Orders are starting to backlog faster than we can process them.
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Example sentences from the Web for backlogged
Over 1,000 Iraqis were backlogged – waiting for months or even years, stuck in various stages of the process.
Obama Went to War to Save Them, But They Can’t Get U.S. Visas|Christine van den Toorn, Sherizaan Minwalla|September 28, 2014|DAILY BEASTAfter 9/11, applications surged and backlogged processing for at times up to a year.
Federal courthouses are backlogged and stuffed to the gills as it is.
Meanwhile, the total number of backlogged cases actually grew.
Supreme Court Immigration Ruling in Arizona v. U.S. Got It Backward|Robert M. Morgenthau|July 11, 2012|DAILY BEAST
British Dictionary definitions for backlogged
backlog
/ (ˈbækˌlɒɡ) /
noun
an accumulation of uncompleted work, unsold stock, etc, to be dealt with
mainly US and Canadian a large log at the back of a fireplace
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