Noun(1) (2) 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)(3) large log at the back of a hearth fire(4) something kept back or saved for future use or a specialpurpose(5) uncompleted work; accumulation
Verb(1) accumulate and create a backlog
Noun(1) (2) 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)(3) large log at the back of a hearth fire(4) something kept back or saved for future use or a specialpurpose(5) uncompleted work; accumulation
Verb(1) accumulate and create a backlog
(1) the company took on extra staff to clear the backlog of work(2) Almost all of them have been working into the night for more than a week to try to deal with the backlog of work.(3) He said the device was the last item of mail to be dealt with from the backlog of post which had arrived during the Christmas holidays.(4) I dealt with the mail backlog before 11 am and then had to occupy myself for the rest of the day.(5) the company took on extra staff to clear the backlog of work(6) The government is battling to deal with a growing backlog of appeals from throughout the country.(7) This has now changed and the council is making stringent efforts to deal with the backlog .(8) backlog of work(9) He said computers had been put in place for the inputting of data and that this would deal with the backlog .(10) Huge overtime payments for dealing with the backlog of post flowed freely.(11) Currently, maintenance workers are trying to clear the backlog of mundane tasks, such as trimming trackside trees.(12) He added that, while the backlog was being dealt with, people wanting their pack could turn up to the office to pick one up.(13) She was told the AEC couldn't be sure but was doing its best to deal with backlogs before deadlines clicked in.(14) I have been calling for years for more resources to be put into the benefits service to deal with persistent backlogs .(15) The ten-strong company, established in 1999, took advantage of free MAS advice to help deal with order backlogs and reduce overtime by improving productivity.(16) Last night, critics of the service suggested overworked and under-resourced prosecutors were dealing leniently with many offenders simply to clear enormous backlogs of cases.
