overdue
adjective
over·due
ˌō-vər-ˈdü 
-ˈdyü
1
a
: unpaid when due
an overdue bill
b
: delayed beyond an appointed time
an overdue train
overdue library books
2
: too great : excessive
an overdue share of the profits
3
: more than ready
overdue for a haircut
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Examples of overdue in a Sentence
She reminded him that the rent was overdue.
He has many overdue bills.
The train is 10 minutes overdue.
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More Americans, particularly younger adults, are falling behind on their credit card bills, for example, with the share of card debt 90 days or more overdue reaching 10.7% in the first quarter, according to the Fed’s New York branch.
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They are also supposed to pave the way for long overdue general election so that a new president can take office by February 2026, ending the council’s reign.
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Defne Karabatur, Los Angeles Times, 6 June 2024
More Americans, particularly younger adults, are falling behind on their credit card bills, for example, with the share of card debt 90 days or more overdue reaching 10.7% in the first quarter, according to the Fed’s New York branch.
—Christopher Rugaber, Fortune, 29 May 2024
They are also supposed to pave the way for long overdue general election so that a new president can take office by February 2026, ending the council’s reign.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 28 May 2024
Johnson said efforts to win over East African immigrants are overdue.
—Mark Wasson, Twin Cities, 17 May 2024
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overdue
adjective
over·due
ˌō-vər-ˈd(y)ü
1
a
: unpaid when due
overdue bills
b
: not appearing or presented on time
an overdue train
an overdue book
2
: more than ready
a country overdue for governmental reform
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