back-or·der
ˈbak-ˌȯr-dər 
back-ordered; back-ordering; back-orders
: to assign to the status of back order
: a business order yet to be fulfilled because stock is unavailable
Examples of back-order in a Sentence
Noun
The book I want to buy is a back order and won't be shipped for three weeks.
The book I want to buy is on back order and won't be shipped for three weeks.
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Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 June 2025
The back-order list for Yohei Fukuda’s shoes is so long, the atelier has stopped accepting bespoke-shoe orders from new clients.
—Gary Shteyngart, The Atlantic, 7 Feb. 2025
New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 14 May 2025
And due to the booming datacenter industry, many of these parts are on multi-year back orders.
—Billy Perrigo, Time, 22 Apr. 2025
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Verb
Construction delays and material back-orders pushed that to 2025, but as of May 21, there was a lot of work left to do.
—Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 June 2025
The back-order list for Yohei Fukuda’s shoes is so long, the atelier has stopped accepting bespoke-shoe orders from new clients.
—Gary Shteyngart, The Atlantic, 7 Feb. 2025
Noun
The new planes on back order are the last version of the famed widebody, the Boeing 747-8i.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 14 May 2025
And due to the booming datacenter industry, many of these parts are on multi-year back orders.
—Billy Perrigo, Time, 22 Apr. 2025
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“Back-order.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/back-order. Accessed 14 Jun. 2025.
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