backlog
About 0.61 uses per million words.
Meaning
- noun A large log to burn at the back of a fire.
- noun A reserve source or supply.
- noun An accumulation or buildup, especially of unfilled orders, unconsumed products or unfinished work.
He went to work on Saturday to try to work through the backlog of papers on his desk.
- noun A log containing text previously read, as in text-based video games or chat rooms.
- verb To acquire something as a backlog, or to become a backlog
Similar words
log stockpile reserve dam logjam roll-up overhang rolling roll slippage
Often followed by
of in and is was for to at that
Word family
backlogged backlogging backlogs
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