Get to know Backlog better with 10+ real example sentences, the meaning and synonyms like accumulation or gather.
Backlog meaning
- A large log to burn at the back of a fire.
- A reserve source or supply.
- An accumulation or buildup, especially of unfilled orders, unconsumed products or unfinished work.
Synonyms of Backlog
Using Backlog
- The main meaning on this page is: A large log to burn at the back of a fire. | A reserve source or supply. | An accumulation or buildup, especially of unfilled orders, unconsumed products or unfinished work.
- Useful related words include: accumulation, gather, pile up, conglomerate.
- In the example corpus, backlog often appears in combinations such as: the backlog, backlog of, backlog and.
Context around Backlog
- Average sentence length in these examples: 26.3 words
- Position in the sentence: 6 start, 7 middle, 7 end
- Sentence types: 18 statements, 2 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Backlog
- In this selection, "backlog" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 26.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, automation, large, awarded, supporting and statistics stand out and add context to how "backlog" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include 12 month backlog which is and a backlog of applications. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "backlog" sits close to words such as clippers, differing and downturn, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with backlog
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
And so it gives them the chance to build that backlog. (11 words)
All non-urgent procedures were put on hold, creating an immense backlog of patients. (14 words)
Although the company has a massive backlog, it may not protect its revenue from an economic downturn. (17 words)
In other words, after three months of producing no useful CVE reports at all and building up a big backlog of “non-enriched” reports, the NVD has now reduced the at which they’re building up that backlog by 25%. (40 words)
I'd add just specifically as it relates to the automation backlog, just note that the Cooper, Cobot is a make-to-stock item for us, so we do not carry a very large backlog on Cobots. (37 words)
So just one other thing on the wind -- excuse me, on the backlog, it seems like there's a big increase in wind expectations for the next four years, or the main driver of the higher backlog. (37 words)
And does that also then entail a much better cash conversion now that we’re at a more steady state and expectations for top line and the backlog supporting it? (30 words)
And then the second part of the question is how are you guys thinking about risk adjusting your revenue forecast and/or your backlog for this deeper deliberation about what clients want to move forward? (35 words)
Example sentences (20)
I'd add just specifically as it relates to the automation backlog, just note that the Cooper, Cobot is a make-to-stock item for us, so we do not carry a very large backlog on Cobots.
Our project revenue was particularly impacted by a lengthening in the cycle of converting awarded backlog to contracted backlog as well as continued industry-wide supply chain issues that are extending our construction time lines.
So just one other thing on the wind -- excuse me, on the backlog, it seems like there's a big increase in wind expectations for the next four years, or the main driver of the higher backlog.
When the pandemic hit, the backlog was already at 20,000 applications, and the subsequent move to virtual hearings and a moratorium on evictions impeded the board's efforts to chip away at the backlog, he said.
In other words, after three months of producing no useful CVE reports at all and building up a big backlog of “non-enriched” reports, the NVD has now reduced the at which they’re building up that backlog by 25%.
We define funded backlog as the portion of backlog for which funding currently is appropriated, less the amount of revenue we have previously recognized.
Our rolling 12-month backlog which is a subset of the multi-year backlog was a record $2.5 billion.
A backlog of applications has many new arrivals waiting six months or more to take a job legally.
All non-urgent procedures were put on hold, creating an immense backlog of patients.
Although the company has a massive backlog, it may not protect its revenue from an economic downturn.
A maintenance backlog of £250,000 has also been identified, while 68% of surgeries are deemed as undersized.
And does that also then entail a much better cash conversion now that we’re at a more steady state and expectations for top line and the backlog supporting it?
And drug market experts say Mexico’s mortality data vastly undercount overdose deaths — in part because the country’s high number of homicides has created such a backlog that many autopsies are conducted without advanced toxicology testing.
And since the beginning of the year, we added almost $30 million of backlog in CCT, obviously driven by aerospace and defense.
And so it gives them the chance to build that backlog.
And so, we came upon the -- because before I've been using just the aggregate court statistics, backlog, statistics, and so on.
And then the second part of the question is how are you guys thinking about risk adjusting your revenue forecast and/or your backlog for this deeper deliberation about what clients want to move forward?
And there's quite a line of people lining up to bring product to market through the FDA, and they've got a backlog.
As last week went on, airlines put on extra flights in an attempt to clear the backlog.
As of June 2022, the asset backlog is reported to have sat at $136 million, the figure council would need to spend to bring its assets up to a satisfactory standard.
Common combinations with backlog
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- the backlog 64×
- backlog of 54×
- backlog and 11×
- backlog in 10×
- backlog is 10×
- backlog was 7×
- backlog for 7×
- backlog as 6×
- of backlog 6×
- our backlog 6×