backlog

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Learner drivers currently face a waiting time of around six months to take their practical tests anyway, due to a backlog from the Covid pandemic.

From BBC

Additionally, a backlog of companies waiting to IPO, which leads to debt stack redos, has been building and M&A is growing.

From The Wall Street Journal

Additionally, a backlog of companies waiting to IPO, which leads to debt stack redos, has been building and M&A is growing.

From The Wall Street Journal

The Dec. 20 blackout, Waymo said, “created a concentrated spike in these requests,” resulting in “a backlog that, in some cases, led to response delays contributing to congestion on already-overwhelmed streets.”

From Los Angeles Times

The courts are overwhelmed, with backlogs now so severe that some accused are being given trial dates as far away as four years, violating the principle that justice delayed is justice denied.

From BBC