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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Elections are not due for a year, but the opposition, in Péter Magyar, appears to have found a leader able to tap into popular discontent on issues like falling standards in schools and hospitals.
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Andrew Carey, CNN Money, 2 Apr. 2025
Perhaps the two vibrant, historic, highly visible institutions -- one the most successful U.S. airline, the other among the most successful union locals – are due for a fight.
—Ted Reed, Forbes.com, 2 Apr. 2025
Dividend investing has been completely forgotten over this bull run and is due for a snapback.
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Seattle is due for a postseason run, having only made the playoffs once since 2001.
—Christine Clarridge, Axios, 27 Mar. 2025
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Andrew Carey, CNN Money, 2 Apr. 2025
Perhaps the two vibrant, historic, highly visible institutions -- one the most successful U.S. airline, the other among the most successful union locals – are due for a fight.
—Ted Reed, Forbes.com, 2 Apr. 2025
Dividend investing has been completely forgotten over this bull run and is due for a snapback.
—John Melloy, CNBC, 1 Apr. 2025
Seattle is due for a postseason run, having only made the playoffs once since 2001.
—Christine Clarridge, Axios, 27 Mar. 2025
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“Due for.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/due%20for. Accessed 12 Apr. 2025.
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