backloading
/ˈbækˌloʊdɪŋ/
verb
- Present participle of backload: the process of loading or assigning something to a later time or stage.
- He is backloading his study time before the big test.
- The driver is backloading the truck with pallets for the return journey.
- The team is backloading the project's major milestones to the final months.
noun
- The practice of concentrating costs, work, or payments at a later stage.
- Backloading in construction contracts often leads to disputes near completion.
- Backloading of payments can help a business manage cash flow early on.
- The teacher warned against backloading of assignments before the final exam.
- The act of loading cargo for a return trip.
- The warehouse handles backloading of returned goods efficiently.
- They specialize in backloading from the port to inland cities.
- Backloading reduces empty miles for trucking companies.