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Definition of backlog noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

backlog

noun
 
/ˈbæklɒɡ/
 
/ˈbæklɔːɡ/
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  1. a quantity of work that should have been done already, but has not yet been done
    • When she eventually returned to work, there was a tremendous backlog of paperwork to catch up on.
    • We are faced with a backlog of orders we can’t deal with.
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • big
    • huge
    • large
    verb + backlog
    • be faced with
    • have
    • catch up on
    backlog + verb
    • build up
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