due for
idiom
: needing, requiring, or expecting something to happen
I'm due for a dentist's appointment.
He will be due for another raise in June.
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Venus, the second planet from the sun and the sixth largest in our solar system, is due for its next inferior conjunction overnight between Saturday and Sunday.
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Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 21 Mar. 2025
In any case, caddies are likely due for extinction.
—Rick Kogan, Chicago Tribune, 19 Mar. 2025
Market observers worry there’s more ugliness ahead, even if stocks are due for a bit of a comeback rally.
—Sarah Min, CNBC, 13 Mar. 2025
Maxi Kleber Kleber, acquired from Dallas in the Doncic deal, underwent surgery after breaking his foot in late January and is due for another evaluation in early April.
—Dan Woike, Los Angeles Times, 13 Mar. 2025
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Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 21 Mar. 2025
In any case, caddies are likely due for extinction.
—Rick Kogan, Chicago Tribune, 19 Mar. 2025
Market observers worry there’s more ugliness ahead, even if stocks are due for a bit of a comeback rally.
—Sarah Min, CNBC, 13 Mar. 2025
Maxi Kleber Kleber, acquired from Dallas in the Doncic deal, underwent surgery after breaking his foot in late January and is due for another evaluation in early April.
—Dan Woike, Los Angeles Times, 13 Mar. 2025
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“Due for.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/due%20for. Accessed 6 Apr. 2025.
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