Backlog can be categorized as a noun and a verb.
Verb |
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| backlog - accumulate and create a backlog | ||
Noun |
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| backlog - an accumulation of jobs not done or materials not processed that are yet to be dealt with (especially unfilled customer orders for products or services) | ||
| backlog - the large log at the back of a hearth fire | ||
| backlog - something kept back or saved for future use or a special purpose |
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| 1. | noun | Thanks to you, the backlog of tedious work has been completed. | |
| 2. | noun | If the government is serious about making inroads into the backlog of asylum applications, they should allocate additional funding. | |
| 3. | noun | The backlog of ships trying to pass through the Suez Canal could take about four days to work through, following nearly a week in which the vital waterway was blocked by a massive container ship. |
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| Thanks to you, the backlog of tedious work has been completed. | |
| If the government is serious about making inroads into the backlog of asylum applications, they should allocate additional funding. | |
| The backlog of ships trying to pass through the Suez Canal could take about four days to work through, following nearly a week in which the vital waterway was blocked by a massive container ship. | |