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
Synonyms
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.
Recent Examples on the Web
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Opponents of Nazis celebrated the moves as long overdue.
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HOAs are also barred from charging compound interest on overdue assessments.
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And mounting debt, including months of overdue Amazon Web Services payments, had already left it in the red.
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And it’s been long overdue, to rebalance the landscape of hip hop in general.
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For activists like Lawlor and the opposition Sinn Féin, the Irish government’s intervention at the ICJ was long overdue.
—Eoin McSweeney, CNN, 29 Mar. 2024
Laura May Todd, New York Times, 18 Apr. 2024
Environmentalists largely embraced the changes adopted Thursday, characterizing them as long overdue.
—Matthew Brown, Quartz, 18 Apr. 2024
Gill argues that recognition is long overdue for an aspect of moviemaking that has increased exponentially in complexity and sophistication while remaining a key driver of box office revenue.
—Josh Rottenberg, Los Angeles Times, 17 Apr. 2024
Opponents of Nazis celebrated the moves as long overdue.
—David Ingram, NBC News, 16 Apr. 2024
HOAs are also barred from charging compound interest on overdue assessments.
—Michael L. Hyman, Miami Herald, 8 Apr. 2024
And mounting debt, including months of overdue Amazon Web Services payments, had already left it in the red.
—Kenrick Cai, Forbes, 29 Mar. 2024
And it’s been long overdue, to rebalance the landscape of hip hop in general.
—Rose Eden, SPIN, 5 Apr. 2024
For activists like Lawlor and the opposition Sinn Féin, the Irish government’s intervention at the ICJ was long overdue.
—Eoin McSweeney, CNN, 29 Mar. 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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