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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If the Warriors were due for a stinker, the bill arrived in Cleveland.
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Danny Emerman, The Mercury News, 8 Nov. 2024
But those and other overbought stocks could be due for a pullback, according to one popular yardstick.
—Pia Singh, CNBC, 1 Nov. 2024
Dickerson Pike: Dickerson Pike is due for bus rapid transit, which will mean faster rides to and from downtown.
—Nate Rau, Axios, 4 Nov. 2024
But even as the market as a whole tries to pick itself up, some individual companies that roared throughout October could be due for some profit taking.
—Pia Singh, CNBC, 1 Nov. 2024
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Danny Emerman, The Mercury News, 8 Nov. 2024
But those and other overbought stocks could be due for a pullback, according to one popular yardstick.
—Pia Singh, CNBC, 1 Nov. 2024
Dickerson Pike: Dickerson Pike is due for bus rapid transit, which will mean faster rides to and from downtown.
—Nate Rau, Axios, 4 Nov. 2024
But even as the market as a whole tries to pick itself up, some individual companies that roared throughout October could be due for some profit taking.
—Pia Singh, CNBC, 1 Nov. 2024
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“Due for.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/due%20for. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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