back-order
1 of 2verb
back-or·der ˈbak-ˌȯr-dər 
back-ordered; back-ordering; back-orders
transitive verb
: to assign to the status of back order
back order
2 of 2noun
: a business order yet to be fulfilled because stock is unavailable
Example Sentences
Noun The book I want to buy is a back order and won't be shipped for three weeks. The book I want to buy is on back order and won't be shipped for three weeks.
Recent Examples on the Web
Erika Page, The Christian Science Monitor, 13 July 2022 For many home builders, supply chain disruptions from the pandemic have meant garage doors are on back order, floor tiles keep getting discontinued mid-construction, and appliances are marooned aboard waylaid shipping vessels. Alicia Wallace, CNN, 31 Mar. 2022 The city opened the bridge last year, and was supposed to put the sealant on at that time, but the material has been on back order. Steve Lord, chicagotribune.com, 1 Apr. 2022 Not surprisingly, the non-toy version was well beyond my household budget, and — less surprisingly, still — months on back order. Marci Vogel, Los Angeles Times, 22 Jan. 2022 These gifts won’t clutter closets and won’t be on back order. Marni Jameson, orlandosentinel.com, 26 Nov. 2021 Stores are sold out, websites are on back order and prices are stubbornly high. Washington Post, 24 Nov. 2021 When a piece of equipment broke, Slowinski tried to buy a new one, only to find that a replacement was on back order with no delivery date. NBC News, 10 Nov. 2021 Avoid anything on back order or coming from another country. Marni Jameson, orlandosentinel.com, 26 Nov. 2021 See More
Noun
The camp has also struggled to keep the swimming pool open for lack of replacement parts for pumps, and paper goods and cleaning products are often on back order. Erika Page, The Christian Science Monitor, 13 July 2022 For many home builders, supply chain disruptions from the pandemic have meant garage doors are on back order, floor tiles keep getting discontinued mid-construction, and appliances are marooned aboard waylaid shipping vessels. Alicia Wallace, CNN, 31 Mar. 2022 The city opened the bridge last year, and was supposed to put the sealant on at that time, but the material has been on back order. Steve Lord, chicagotribune.com, 1 Apr. 2022 Not surprisingly, the non-toy version was well beyond my household budget, and — less surprisingly, still — months on back order. Marci Vogel, Los Angeles Times, 22 Jan. 2022 These gifts won’t clutter closets and won’t be on back order. Marni Jameson, orlandosentinel.com, 26 Nov. 2021 Stores are sold out, websites are on back order and prices are stubbornly high. Washington Post, 24 Nov. 2021 When a piece of equipment broke, Slowinski tried to buy a new one, only to find that a replacement was on back order with no delivery date. NBC News, 10 Nov. 2021 Avoid anything on back order or coming from another country. Marni Jameson, orlandosentinel.com, 26 Nov. 2021 See More Word History
First Known Use
Verb
1901, in the meaning defined above
Noun
1887, in the meaning defined above