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
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.
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Kevin Rector, Los Angeles Times, 31 Mar. 2025
Sellers has an outstanding body of work in his first, and long overdue opportunity to be a head coach at Central and is adept at spotting undervalued talent in the portal.
—Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 29 Mar. 2025
Winding down the Department of Education is overdue.
—Jonathan Easley, The Hill, 28 Mar. 2025
The desire just to make the playoffs actually delayed a long overdue rebuild.
—Max Bultman, New York Times, 27 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for overdue
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“Overdue.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/overdue. Accessed 6 Apr. 2025.
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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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