backlog

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"The biggest hurdle at the moment is they are still working through the big backlog," she said.

From BBC

Those workers will focus on repairing broken lights, hardening lights to prevent copper wire theft and clearing the backlog of deferred cases.

From Los Angeles Times

The company said it has secured a project backlog worth about C$39 billion, with roughly C$8 billion of that expected to come into service this year.

From The Wall Street Journal

Because it popped up within a larger-scale data collection, there was a backlog of images to analyze -- what Holz likened to "baby pictures," or earlier documentation that could tie together the research.

From Barron's

Richard Holroyd, chief executive of Capital Public Services, told a committee of MPs that the backlog "overwhelmed" the company, which had now almost doubled staff working on the scheme.

From BBC