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backlogged

backlogged

5.5
Having a lot of work waiting to be done
  • adjective
  • /ˈbækˌlɔɡd/
translation icon : atrasado
  • Hospitals are often backlogged during flu season due to increased patient numbers.

So you could win, the tenant is still there, but the courts sit on it for months signing the final order because they're so backlogged.

Examples

  • After the holiday break, the office became backlogged with paperwork.

  • The support team is backlogged and cannot respond to all emails immediately.

  • The project is currently backlogged.

  • I have a backlogged list of emails to respond to.

  • The support team is backlogged and cannot respond to all emails immediately.

  • After the holiday break, the office became backlogged with paperwork.

  • Hospitals are often backlogged during flu season due to increased patient numbers.

Synonyms

behind on
vsbacklogged
  • US
36 3.7

Not doing tasks or paying bills when you should

focuses on tasks waiting to be done rather than lateness
swamped with work
vsbacklogged
  • Informal
1 4.4

You have too much work and not enough time

is about having accumulated tasks waiting to be processed rather than feeling overwhelmed

Antonyms

uncluttered
5 4.0

Free of extra things and distractions, simple and tidy

processed
2.9

Made with machines or chemicals to last longer and be ready to eat

How Backlogged

swamped with work
  • Informal
1 4.4
overloaded
3 4.2
backlogged
5.5
behind
243 1.0

Surface Forms

backlogged positive

Morphology

backlogged = backlog (transparent) = back + log + ed

Standard adjectival formation from the noun 'backlog' meaning 'having an accumulation of unfinished items'.

Etymology

The word backlogged comes from back + log, and a helpful way to remember it is to think of tasks piling up at the back like logs waiting to be burned or like a log as a simple record that is behind. So backlogged means many items are 'waiting' to be done.