单词	backlog
释义	backlogback‧log /ˈbæklɒɡ $ -lɒːɡ, -lɑːɡ/ noun [countable usually singular] Word Origin WORD ORIGINbacklog Origin: 1900-2000 backlog ‘large piece of wood placed at the back of a fire’ (17-21 centuries) Examples EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES a large backlog of orders EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS But the ensuing backlog, caused while the train was stalled, lasted much longer. Compaq says Prolinea backlog is two months. Firm backlog rose to $ 19. 64 million on Dec. 31 from $ 17. 5 billion a year earlier. For example, Monday clinics are prone to develop a backlog owing to bank holidays and statutory holidays. Goldstein said she hopes to have the bulk of the backlog cleared up in the next month to six weeks. In other parts of the country, youth justice workers are more concerned about the massive backlog of cases. Order backlog also increased 56% to £10.6m. Then he buried himself in his endless technical reports, in a desperate last-minute assault on the usual backlog. Collocations COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY► clear ... backlog  It’s going to take us months to clear the backlog. COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSVERB► clear · The workers merely wish to clear a backlog of clients before the afternoon session begins.· He said the airline was now working to clear the backlog, with the delayed flights expected to depart within 24 hours.· Extra staff brought in to clear the backlog should be kept on until a thorough review is made.· The hospital is asking for more money to clear the backlog.· She continued to go to the shop and had managed to clear the backlog of work and correspondence.· Norwich agreed to take on an extra twelve staff and to clear the backlog of applications.· First, reports reaching me indicate that many of those LEAs that were not coping have now cleared their backlogs. a large amount of work that you need to complete, especially work that should already have been completedbacklog of a backlog of requests It’s going to take us months to clear the backlog.
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