backlog
To acquire something as a backlog, or to become a backlogTo acquire something as a backlog, or to become a backlog
» I've a lot of backlog of work.
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1 sensesTo acquire something as a backlog, or to become a backlog
накапливатьnakaplivatʹ, накапливатьсяnakaplivatʹsja
accumulate and create a backlog
Examples
4 sentencesI've a lot of backlog of work.
Thanks to you, the backlog of tedious work has been completed.
If the government is serious about making inroads into the backlog of asylum applications, they should allocate additional funding.
The support was so backlogged. No one responded to them for months.
Translations
2 languagesBy meaning 1
Origin
From back + log. 1680s; originally a large log at the back of a fire. Figurative sense froFrom back + log. 1680s; originally a large log at the back of a fire. Figurative sense from 1880s, meaning "something stored up for later use". Possibly influenced by logbook as well.
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Forms
backlogs, backlogging, backlogged, backlogged| Base form | backlog · to backlog |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | backlogs |
| Present participle | backlogging |
| Past simple | backlogged |
| Past participle | backlogged |
regular · Lesson
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle