backlog
Example Sentences
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The government says it has employed 55 more case workers in January to help tackle the backlog and is working to "streamline our processes".
From BBC
Succeeding him, de Masi said the company would stop reporting its backlog.
From Barron's
License and other revenue gained 25% to $505 million, due to normal fluctuations in the timing and size of several large license agreements and contributions from the company’s backlog, it said.
Weakness overall sales meant firms reported being able to easily keep on top of their workloads in last month, with backlogs of work declining markedly again.
The court system is "on the brink of collapse" as the backlogs for trials reach unprecedented levels, the head of a major review has said.
From BBC
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