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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According to Cramer, the downward action indicated that hot sectors might have been due for a cool down.
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Julie Coleman, CNBC, 10 Dec. 2024
The conference will not only take stock of global progress but also serve as a stage for more ambitious Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs), which are due for submission by February 2025.
—Nils Rokke, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
Walsh said credit is also due for correcting those systems.
—Fred Topel, Deadline, 8 Dec. 2024
Microsoft’s first Copilot AI-ready Surface laptop arrived earlier this year, and now Windows Central reports that the rest of the lineup is due for a refresh in 2025.
—Umar Shakir, The Verge, 6 Dec. 2024
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Julie Coleman, CNBC, 10 Dec. 2024
The conference will not only take stock of global progress but also serve as a stage for more ambitious Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs), which are due for submission by February 2025.
—Nils Rokke, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
Walsh said credit is also due for correcting those systems.
—Fred Topel, Deadline, 8 Dec. 2024
Microsoft’s first Copilot AI-ready Surface laptop arrived earlier this year, and now Windows Central reports that the rest of the lineup is due for a refresh in 2025.
—Umar Shakir, The Verge, 6 Dec. 2024
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“Due for.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/due%20for. Accessed 23 Dec. 2024.
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