How to Use back order in a Sentence

back order

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.
• The parts for the repair were, at the time, on back order.
  — David Beard, Car and Driver, 24 Jan. 2020
• The parts needed to fix it were on back order due to the frequency of these thefts.
  — The Enquirer, 19 Aug. 2022
• The parts needed to service those cars are on back order.
  — Dallas News, 18 Aug. 2022
• Raboine says fire-pit sales are up more than 20 percent over last year — and some are on back order.
  — Washington Post, 30 Sep. 2020
• The city opened the bridge last year, and was supposed to put the sealant on at that time, but the material has been on back order.
  — Steve Lord, chicagotribune.com, 1 Apr. 2022
• The masks are on back order but are expected to ship bu June 16 of you order now.
  — Mark Heim | [e-mail], al, 29 May 2020
• These gifts won’t clutter closets and won’t be on back order.
  — Marni Jameson, orlandosentinel.com, 26 Nov. 2021
• Some wood products, tools and other items that used to arrive in a couple of weeks have been on back order for months.
  — Alex Demarban, Anchorage Daily News, 29 Apr. 2021
• Stores are sold out, websites are on back order and prices are stubbornly high.
  — Washington Post, 24 Nov. 2021
• The vendor at a booth selling a steel barricade lock for classrooms said sales are so high that the item is on back order.
  — Alexia Fernández Campbell, Vox, 30 July 2018
• Cars are harder to buy than usual, with some models on back order.
  — Bill Conerly, Forbes, 9 Sep. 2021
• Cain could not provide an estimate for the time required to clear back orders.
  — Jamie L. Lareau, Detroit Free Press, 29 Oct. 2019
• Since a lot of styles are on back order, the pop-in is a nice way to try out the commuter-friendly kicks for yourself with Nordstrom’s great free shipping.
  — Indya Brown, The Cut, 30 Mar. 2018
• Not surprisingly, the deal -- which comes out to $2.50 per mask -- has been popular and is on back order.
  — Mike Rose, cleveland, 1 July 2020
• Crowlers, the large aluminum cans that can typically hold two pints, are on back order.
  — Alicia Wallace, CNN, 27 Mar. 2020
• Skates were frequently sold out or on back order, both online and at bricks-and-mortar stores.
  — Leigh-Ann Jackson, Los Angeles Times, 11 Dec. 2020
• Perfect Hoodie appears on the Gap website to be either sold out or on back order.
  — Khristopher J. Brooks, CBS News, 30 Sep. 2021
• Not surprisingly, the deal -- which comes out to $2.50 per mask -- has been popular and is on back order with a shipping date around June 7.
  — Kristen Davis, cleveland, 9 May 2020
• A lot of equipment, including saws and polishers, is on back order.
  — Tami Luhby, CNN, 21 Feb. 2022
• The engines are running hot, wearing out too fast, and replacement engines are on back order.
  — Jamie McIntyre, Washington Examiner, 18 Mar. 2021
• When a piece of equipment broke, Slowinski tried to buy a new one, only to find that a replacement was on back order with no delivery date.
  — NBC News, 10 Nov. 2021
• The camp has also struggled to keep the swimming pool open for lack of replacement parts for pumps, and paper goods and cleaning products are often on back order.
  — Erika Page, The Christian Science Monitor, 13 July 2022
• Even Amazon had them on back order with a five-week delivery estimate.
  — Byron McCauley, Cincinnati.com, 12 Mar. 2020
• And some districts are starting the year with computing devices needed for students still on back order.
  — Wilborn P. Nobles Iii, baltimoresun.com, 8 Sep. 2020
• Below is a partial list of vehicles with airbag components still on back order.
  — Ron Hurtibise, Sun-Sentinel.com, 18 June 2018
• Boeing was desperate to get the 737 MAX flying again—there were more than five thousand planes on back order, with dozens coming off the assembly line every month.
  — James Ross Gardner, The New Yorker, 3 Feb. 2023
• Apparently, the roast beef sandwiches and chicken salad wraps that sold out Thursday are still on back order.
  — San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 June 2021
• The practice has only 75 plastic thermometer covers left, and supplies are on back order.
  — Jenny Gold, SFChronicle.com, 21 Apr. 2020

Last Updated: 17 Jul 2024