backlogged
adjective
uk/ˈbæk.lɒɡd/us/ˈbæk.lɑːɡd/delayedbecause of alargenumberof things that arewaitingto bedealtwith:
Extrastaffhave been taken on toprocessbackloggedcitizenshipapplications.
Thesunglassesare sopopularthatordersare backlogged formonths.
- Manufacturers areracingtofillbackloggedorders.
- Peoplegrowingwearyof the nation's backloggedcourtsystemarefindingotherwaystosettletheirlegaldisputes.
- Defendants have arighttospeedyappeals, but they areseriouslybacklogged.
- Theyestimateit will take twoyearstoclearthe backloggedinventory.
- Backloggedcourtsandlocalcorruptionhave made thejudicialsystemineffective.
Waiting
- await
- breath
- hang
- hang around
- hang on
- hang round (somewhere)
- hover
- lounge
- lurking
- mark timeidiom
- mill
- mill around
- queue
- twiddle
- twiddleyourthumbsidiom
- wait
- wait and seeidiom
- wait around
- wait forsomeone/something
- waiting room