a huge backlog

Frequency: 7.211.8 per million words

Emphasizes a very large amount of accumulated work or tasks.

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Examples (10)

  • A huge backlog of work had built up while she was on holiday.
  • The court system is struggling to clear a huge backlog of cases.
  • Due to the system outage, we now have a huge backlog of customer support tickets.
  • The pandemic created a huge backlog of non-urgent medical appointments.
  • The company is dealing with a huge backlog of orders after their successful product launch.
  • After my vacation, I returned to a huge backlog of unread emails.
  • The repair shop has a huge backlog of vehicles waiting for service.
  • Government agencies are trying to reduce the huge backlog of passport applications.
  • If we don't hire more staff, we will soon face a huge backlog of pending projects.
  • The sudden increase in demand has resulted in a huge backlog that will take weeks to clear.