back ordered
Delayed shipment status
Back ordered describes an item that has been ordered but cannot be shipped immediately because it's temporarily out of stock.
The term implies the order remains active and will be fulfilled when inventory is replenished: The part is back ordered until next month.
Also written as one word or hyphenated: backordered, back-ordered.
- backlogAccumulated unfinished work
- deferredSet aside until later
- postponedMoved to a later date
- awaitingStaying until something arrives
- waitlistRoster of pending hopefuls
unfulfilled · delayed · shipping delay · lead time · pending · stock · out of stock · sold out · on hold · reservation · allocation · supply chain · supplier · distributor · inventory · rain check · bottleneck · procurement