Meaning 1neutral · 82%
Work still outstanding, or a gap that must be made up to reach a goal or catch up with others.
Natural examples
Wegen des Stromausfalls entstand ein Rückstand bei den Bestellungen.
The power outage created a backlog of orders.
Das Team arbeitet am Wochenende, um den Rückstand aufzuholen.
The team is working this weekend to catch up on the backlog.
Zur Halbzeit lag die Mannschaft mit zwei Toren im Rückstand.
At halftime, the team was two goals behind.
Usage note
Rückstand is masculine: der Rückstand; plural Rückstände. Common phrases include be behind and make up a backlog.
Mini-lesson: Rückstand
Work still outstanding, or a gap that must be made up to reach a goal or catch up with others. Rückstand is masculine: der Rückstand; plural Rückstände. Common phrases include be behind and make up a backlog.
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