backloggedtask
nounUK /ˈbæk.lɒɡd tɑːsk/
US /ˈbæk.lɔːɡd tæsk/
A backlogged task is a job that is waiting because you have too many other jobs to do first.
My homework is a backlogged task because I keep playing games instead of doing it.
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2. A piece of work that has been set aside and not yet started.
The teacher asked us to finish all our backlogged tasks before the holiday.
3. A job that is stuck behind many other jobs in a line.
The printer had a backlogged task, so my picture came out last.
4. Something you meant to do but kept putting off.
Cleaning my room became a backlogged task after a week of sports practice.