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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Kate Irwin, PCMAG, 3 Oct. 2024
Thousands more hats are on back-order until October.
—Jessica Guynn, USA TODAY, 8 Aug. 2024
Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 12 June 2024
But the guns were on back order and difficult to get, especially during the pandemic, said John Mannewitz, who owns Targetmaster with his family.
—Kevin Krause, Dallas News, 11 May 2023
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Verb
Microsoft still lists the four different iterations of the HoloLens 2 on its website, but the main HoloLens 2 device is out of stock or back-ordered across the web.
—Kate Irwin, PCMAG, 3 Oct. 2024
Thousands more hats are on back-order until October.
—Jessica Guynn, USA TODAY, 8 Aug. 2024
Noun
As of Wednesday, most of the styles in their launch on Sunday were on back order.
—Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 12 June 2024
But the guns were on back order and difficult to get, especially during the pandemic, said John Mannewitz, who owns Targetmaster with his family.
—Kevin Krause, Dallas News, 11 May 2023
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“Back-order.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/back-order. Accessed 18 Nov. 2024.
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