Collocations withbacklog
These are words often used in combination withbacklog.
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backlog of repair
There is a growing and significant backlog of repair and maintenance to buildings.
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enormous backlog
Here again there is an enormous backlog of neglect to make up.
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growing backlog
There is still a growing backlog of appeals, partly because of the speed with which existing claims are being dealt with.
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huge backlog
A huge backlog now exists, and we have to set priorities.
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large backlog
Once a large backlog develops in the second queue, the customers are all routed to the first queue.
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massive backlog
There is a massive backlog of hospital repairs: £3.4 billion, or £117 for every taxpayer in the country.
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