The phrase "as a backlog" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to refer to a collection of tasks or items that are pending or awaiting processing.
Example: "Due to the recent surge in orders, we currently have several projects sitting as a backlog that need to be addressed."
Alternatives: "in a queue" or "pending review".
Ann Pfau, the state's chief administrative judge, defended the court system, saying, "We're very proactive in trying to address what we see as a backlog".
The Labor Department said on Thursday that initial claims for state unemployment benefits rose 36,000 last week, to 482,000, as a backlog of applications from the holidays was processed.
A senior judge has challenged the government to provide legal representation for vulnerable people as a backlog of safeguarding cases that cannot be tried builds up in the court of protection.
As a backlog of his completed but unreleased recordings piled up, he gave songs to other performers some of whom recorded at and for Paisley Park, the studio and label he established in suburban Minneapolis and even organized ostensibly independent groups, such as the Time, to record his material.
The Korea Automobile Manufacturers Association cited a slowdown in exports to the United States as well as a backlog in orders by domestic buyers hoping for tax breaks, as reasons for the government not to impose taxes that would raise the price of cars by as much as 5percentt.
The cause was traced to a switch failure in a UK datacenter causing a cascade of failures as a backlog of undelivered messages accrued — which in turn caused the system slow-down to spread further afield than the EMEA region.
Mr. Viniar said that Goldman had as big a backlog of underwriting and advisory assignments as it had ever had.
Regardless of fee, a good broker should consider not only the best priced loan for you but which lenders are more likely to underwrite your loan and which ones to avoid –such as those with a backlog of applications.
Citizenship can take as long as 10 years because of a backlog of applications.
As long as we have a backlog of work, and we always do, time spent on any other activity is a cost.
As discussed, a backlog of cases likely contributes to the high volume encountered here.
