backlog
back•logBrE /ˈbæklɒɡ/
NAmE /ˈbæklɔːɡ/
NAmE /ˈbæklɑːɡ/nouna quantity of work that should have been done already, but has not yet been done
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When she eventually returned to work, there was a tremendous backlog of paperwork to catch up on.
