The phrase "a backlog of demand" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a situation where there is a high level of demand for a product or service that has not yet been fulfilled.
Example: "Due to the pandemic, the company is facing a significant backlog of demand for its products, leading to longer wait times for customers."
Alternatives: "an accumulation of demand" or "a surplus of demand".
As a result of a period in which the increase in households has outstripped the creation of additional housing there is a backlog of demand.
Linda D. Rappaport, the on-site broker for Greenthal Property Sales, the complex's management company, ascribed the strong sales in part to a backlog of demand from the two previous years, plus the first-time home buyer tax credit and a free introductory year of golf and tennis.
"There was a breakthrough around '98, '99, when it became acceptable to create whole worlds through re-creations, and there was a huge backlog of demand for stories that could now be done".
The backlog of demand means replenishing dealerships is like "trying to fill a bathtub with the stopper open," with many cars being snatched up as soon as they arrive, he said.
Moreover, the program took place as Southwestern Bell, like other telephone and cable companies, is already being swamped by a backlog of legitimate orders and consumer demands for quicker and more reliable installation.
Once the backlog of demand is absorbed, continued strength will depend heavily on consumer confidence.
Pugh denied there was a backlog of cases: "We have been experiencing exceptional early summer demand for passports, which seems to be in part due to the improving economy and a rise in holiday bookings.
In 2009 the crisis created a backlog of homes on the market, but so far this year, demand has picked up.
Production had ramped up to 4,000 units a day to meet demand, but there was still a backlog of orders.
Other times it may be an effort to manage mortgage demand in order to clear a backlog of loans without adding manpower to handle additional volume, Shayowitz says.
A backlog of pilots and cabin crew who need training.
