order backlog

US: /ˈɔːrdɚ ˈbæklɔːɡ/

Definition

Definition of order backlog - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

businessamount of customer orders received but not yet completed or delivered

The factory faced a growing order backlog after the machine breakdown.
The shipping department worked overtime to reduce the order backlog.
Our order backlog indicates strong demand despite supply chain delays.

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Expressions with order

on order

adj.

requested but not yet delivered

The new books are on order and will arrive soon.

order in

request food delivery to a specific location

We decided to order in for dinner.

order off

request food or items from a menu

We decided to order off the special menu for dinner.

order about

tell someone what to do in a bossy way

She likes to order about her younger siblings.

out of order

adj.

not working as expected

The elevator was out of order, so we took the stairs..

in order to

conj.

shows why something is done, to reach a goal or result

She studied all night in order to pass the difficult exam.

Expressions with backlog

clear the backlog

process accumulated items or requests

The team worked overtime to clear the backlog of customer inquiries.

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French:carnet de commandes, ...
German:Auftragsbestand, ...
Italian:arretrato ordini, ...
Spanish:cartera de pedidos pendiente, ...
Portuguese:carteira de encomendas, ...
Chinese:订单积压, ...
Japanese:受注残, ...
Arabic:تَراكُم الطَّلَبات, ...
Hebrew:צֶבֶר הַזְמָנוֹת, ...
Russian:задолженность по заказам, ...
Ukrainian:портфель замовлень, ...
Hindi:लंबित ऑर्डर, ...
Bengali:বকেয়া অর্ডার, ...
Catalan:acumulació de comandes, ...
Czech:nevyřízené objednávky, ...
Danish:ordrebeholdning, ...
Dutch:orderachterstand, ...
Greek:ανεκτέλεστες παραγγελίες, ...
Hungarian:rendelésállomány, ...
Khmer:បំណុលការបញ្ជាទិញ, ...
Korean:주문 잔량, ...
Persian:سفارش‌های معوق, ...
Polish:zaległe zamówienia, ...
Portuguese (BR):carteira de pedidos em atraso, ...
Romanian:stoc de comenzi, ...
Swedish:orderstock, ...
Thai:งานค้างในคำสั่งซื้อ, ...
Turkish:sipariş birikimi, ...
Vietnamese:tồn đọng đơn hàng, ...

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