as in inventories
a large number of jobs or items that are waiting to be finished or processed
We have a huge backlog of orders yet to be filled.
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Recent Examples of backlogs
Both have backlogs of orders stretching for years into the future.
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Chris Isidore, CNN, 15 Oct. 2024
The aviation industry is continuing to wade through production challenges and supply chain shortages, leading to hefty order backlogs at the likes of Airbus and Boeing.
—Holly Ellyatt, CNBC, 10 Oct. 2024
New power plants and transmission lines that would ease those constraints are meanwhile mired in yearslong permitting and interconnection backlogs.
—Alan Neuhauser, Axios, 10 Oct. 2024
Experts warn that the number of cases recorded are a fraction of what may be the real number, in a deeply patriarchal country where shame and stigma surround rape victims and their families and where cases face delays and backlogs in court, denying victims justice or closure.
—Aishwarya S Iyer, CNN, 9 Oct. 2024
Such a system is currently in use in Canada, for example, to avoid long backlogs in processing of applications.
—Andy J. Semotiuk, Forbes, 8 Oct. 2024
The ongoing weakness in new orders, unfilled orders, and inventories against the relative strength in shipments appears to indicate that companies have been burning off their backlogs and running down WIP inventories.
—Jason Schenker, Forbes, 30 Sep. 2024
Based on a deeper assessment of the data, the relatively persistent strength in shipments for material handling companies appears to be a function of companies burning off the backlogs and WIP inventories that rose significantly in the wake of the COVID pandemic.
—Jason Schenker, Forbes, 30 Sep. 2024
That could affect availability of a range of goods from bananas to clothing to cars shipped via container, while creating weeks-long backlogs at ports.
—Reuters, USA TODAY, 30 Sep. 2024
Chris Isidore, CNN, 15 Oct. 2024
The aviation industry is continuing to wade through production challenges and supply chain shortages, leading to hefty order backlogs at the likes of Airbus and Boeing.
—Holly Ellyatt, CNBC, 10 Oct. 2024
New power plants and transmission lines that would ease those constraints are meanwhile mired in yearslong permitting and interconnection backlogs.
—Alan Neuhauser, Axios, 10 Oct. 2024
Experts warn that the number of cases recorded are a fraction of what may be the real number, in a deeply patriarchal country where shame and stigma surround rape victims and their families and where cases face delays and backlogs in court, denying victims justice or closure.
—Aishwarya S Iyer, CNN, 9 Oct. 2024
Such a system is currently in use in Canada, for example, to avoid long backlogs in processing of applications.
—Andy J. Semotiuk, Forbes, 8 Oct. 2024
The ongoing weakness in new orders, unfilled orders, and inventories against the relative strength in shipments appears to indicate that companies have been burning off their backlogs and running down WIP inventories.
—Jason Schenker, Forbes, 30 Sep. 2024
Based on a deeper assessment of the data, the relatively persistent strength in shipments for material handling companies appears to be a function of companies burning off the backlogs and WIP inventories that rose significantly in the wake of the COVID pandemic.
—Jason Schenker, Forbes, 30 Sep. 2024
That could affect availability of a range of goods from bananas to clothing to cars shipped via container, while creating weeks-long backlogs at ports.
—Reuters, USA TODAY, 30 Sep. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for backlogs
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Examples of weird rut-hunting spots where bucks often corral does include brush piles, brushy fencerows, sinkholes, (generally) vacant woodlots, spots closer to human inhabitation, and more.Josh Honeycutt, Outdoor Life, 3 Oct. 2024
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Examples of weird rut-hunting spots where bucks often corral does include brush piles, brushy fencerows, sinkholes, (generally) vacant woodlots, spots closer to human inhabitation, and more.Josh Honeycutt, Outdoor Life, 3 Oct. 2024
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In March, the agency announced four key changes to address how collections would be handled.Susan Tompor, Detroit Free Press, 4 Oct. 2024
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While many of Blue Jeans Go Green’s partners operate take-back programs in stores, Zappos offers mail-in collections, using its existing alliance with UPS for return labels and shipping.Sarah Jones, Sourcing Journal, 4 Oct. 2024
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The outlook does not project seasonal snowfall accumulations, as snow forecasts are generally not predictable more than a week in advance.Nikki Nolan, CBS News, 18 Oct. 2024
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That’s one of the most impressive accumulations of winners of all time on what is known as one of the most competitive charts published by Billboard–especially when looking specifically at airplay.Hugh McIntyre, Forbes, 8 Oct. 2024
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