How to Use overdue in a Sentence

overdue

adjective

• He has many overdue bills.
• She reminded him that the rent was overdue.
• The train is 10 minutes overdue.
• And the Colts were more than overdue to win a season opener.
  — Scott Horner, The Indianapolis Star, 20 Dec. 2022
• Chapman’s Song of the Year win marks a long overdue milestone.
  — Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 1 Feb. 2024
• Haiti’s last elections were in 2016 and new ones are long overdue.
  — Jacqueline Charles and, Miami Herald, 1 Feb. 2024
• That's a rarity in this field and a change that has been long overdue.
  — Jessica Radloff, Glamour, 3 Mar. 2024
• Respect is the long-overdue biopic on the life of musical icon Aretha Franklin.
  — Stacey Grant, Seventeen, 19 Jan. 2023
• In line with these slimmer styles is the overdue return of the skinny and stovepipe.
  — Kristina Rutkowski, Vogue, 7 Sep. 2024
• If this is news to you, your dog may be overdue for an ear cleaning.
  — Jacob Livesay, USA TODAY, 30 Sep. 2022
• The time to put aside talk and put plans into action is long overdue.
  — Trenor Williams, Forbes, 25 Aug. 2022
• Getting back to the Olympics after 16 years is a nice — if long overdue — first step.
  — Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 24 July 2024
• Bey is clearly due, even overdue, for an album of the year win.
  — Paul Grein, Billboard, 4 Oct. 2024
• The city’s housing plan is already more than a year overdue.
  — Ryan MacAsero, The Mercury News, 21 May 2024
• Finally, the Queen of Pop makes a long overdue appearance in the top tier.
  — Lars Brandle, Billboard, 9 June 2023
• In many regards, a team-up from Minaj and Swift is long overdue.
  — Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 21 Dec. 2023
• But for many, the new law, which went into effect March 28, was long overdue.
  — Sadiba Hasan, New York Times, 27 Apr. 2023
• That left Moltenbrey to contact the retail giant for the overdue payment.
  — Ramishah Maruf, CNN, 29 Apr. 2023
• The band is obviously way, way overdue to get into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
  — Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 12 Aug. 2022
• Some neighbors said the camp’s closure was long overdue.
  — Livia Albeck-Ripka, New York Times, 30 July 2023
• That’s what all the headlines are saying this year, and so many of your fans are saying this is long overdue.
  — Los Angeles Times, 2 Aug. 2022
• The vessel matched the description of the overdue mariner’s boat, officials said.
  — Stephen Sorace, Fox News, 19 Nov. 2023
• And Germany has been long overdue in facing this hypocrisy.
  — Lev Golinkin, CNN, 31 Jan. 2023
• All this makes a book such as Keir Starmer: The Biography feel long overdue.
  — The Week Staff, theweek, 6 June 2024
• The narrative that Nolan is overdue for a win will get eyes glued to the TV screens when the 96th awards ceremony airs in March.
  — Clayton Davis, Variety, 14 Sep. 2023
• Roses are red, violets are blue, and a night out with my crush is long overdue.
  — Leah Campano, Seventeen, 2 Feb. 2023
• Many of the reforms are overdue no-brainers that nonetheless will take some brains to push through.
  — Curbed, 21 Sep. 2023
• In the Monday filing, the sister and her lawyers say transparency and a seat at the table are overdue.
  — Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 27 July 2022
• The season of walking through pumpkin patches and dressing in fall styles is upon us — and your shoes are overdue for a refresh.
  — Mia Huelsbeck, People.com, 9 Oct. 2024
• Jean Smart making her long, long overdue SNL hosting debut.
  — Dominic Patten, Deadline, 28 Sep. 2024

Last Updated: 5 Nov 2024