Trying to backup my MacBook Pro onto my External Harddrive, error

I am trying to backup my Macbook Pro onto my External harddrive (the same one I always do), and for some reason all of the sudden I get the error message that says that the backup disk is not available. When I click on the time machine icon at the top it just says that the latest back up is just delayed. What should I do?

Your query strongly suggests that you are using thiis particular HHD for Time Machine backups. It seems that your MBP simply is not recognizing the HDD.
When connected it should appear on you desktop.
If it does not, I would connect another HDD to determine if there is an issue with the Time Machine drive. If another drive is recognized then use the same USB cord with the Time Machine drive. If still no success, make an appointment with the Apple Store Genius bar and bring the drive along with your MBP.
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