as in delayed
not arriving, occurring, or settled at the due, usual, or proper time
the bank was annoyed because our check was delinquent
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Recent Examples of delinquent
Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 24 Jan. 2025
Negative credit reporting is already resuming for borrowers who are delinquent or behind on their payments.
—Adam S. Minsky, Forbes, 20 Jan. 2025
Anna Mulrine Grobe, The Christian Science Monitor, 5 Dec. 2024
Brian Tyree Henry and Narcos alum Wagner Moura play two long-time Philly friends and delinquents who pose as DEA agents to rob a country house.
—Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 Nov. 2024
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Adjective
For the second consecutive game, Miami’s defense was delinquent.
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 24 Jan. 2025
Negative credit reporting is already resuming for borrowers who are delinquent or behind on their payments.
—Adam S. Minsky, Forbes, 20 Jan. 2025
Noun
After all, the recruitment of delinquents shows the desperate lengths Moscow must now go to with the Ukraine war draining its resources, Western intelligence officials point out.
—Anna Mulrine Grobe, The Christian Science Monitor, 5 Dec. 2024
Brian Tyree Henry and Narcos alum Wagner Moura play two long-time Philly friends and delinquents who pose as DEA agents to rob a country house.
—Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for delinquent
Noun
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However, rumors that the derelict mansion in the video was Jordan’s have since been debunked.—
Megan Johnson,
Architectural Digest,
19 Sep. 2024
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Maine’s housing stock skews old, with high rates of derelict and seasonally vacant properties.—
Donovan Lynch,
NBC News,
4 Aug. 2024
Adjective
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After being tardy answering the client’s bar grievance, Terry refunded the $3,000.—
David J. Neal,
Miami Herald,
6 Feb. 2025
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Per Charania, Williamson was tardy in arriving late to the team plane prior to a Thursday flight to Philadelphia.—
Daniel R. Depetris,
Newsweek,
10 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan bankrupts media and corporate opponents with endless lawsuits.—
Trudy Rubin,
The Mercury News,
30 Jan. 2025
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The fight almost bankrupts the town of Shelby, Montana, which borrowed heavily to stage it. 1930 — Helen Wills Moody wins her fourth straight singles title at Wimbledon with a 6-2, 6-2 win over Elizabeth Ryan.—
Houston Mitchell,
Los Angeles Times,
4 July 2023
Adjective
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In late January, the iconic funny man appeared on 101.1 The Wiz, reacting to a slew of rappers performing at Donald Trump‘s inauguration.—
Marc Griffin,
VIBE.com,
11 Feb. 2025
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The show, which is developed by Jenni Konner and Nora Silver under the eponymous Jenni Konner Productions banner, centers on two brothers who realize their late father was a secret crime lord.—
Samantha Bergeson,
IndieWire,
11 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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At the time of the film’s release in theaters in October, both Crowe and Adria Petty talked with Variety about what the very belated re-release of the film after more than 40 years meant to them.—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
11 Feb. 2025
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The Setting Sun The death of Queen Elizabeth II marked, in a belated way, the demise of empire.—
Fintan O’Toole,
Foreign Affairs,
21 Feb. 2023
Noun
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This 24-hour dive near Uptown is for true degenerates looking to extend the party to unholy hours.—
David Hudnall,
Kansas City Star,
28 Jan. 2025
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At another point, a surface-to-air missile takes out a passenger airliner, something that really happened — but the attack is as purposeless here as the tragic original event, other than to remind us that Valet, who surveys the wreckage for valuables, is a degenerate.—
Boris Fishman,
New York Times,
7 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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To the extent that this ignites a conversation about how best to direct billions in American assistance abroad, the move is long overdue.—
Editorial,
Boston Herald,
8 Feb. 2025
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Beyoncé finally winning album of the year was long overdue and a highlight of my night.—
Rebecca Cohen,
NBC News,
3 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Another of the girls called Essex a pervert, which prompted their mother to ask more questions.—
Keri Blakinger,
Los Angeles Times,
19 Dec. 2024
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The imagery is intended to mock and reflect modern Japan in some way — from the overworked salarymen gleefully staging suicidal leaps off of buildings to the schoolgirls (who, in the dream, have cell phones for heads) exposing themselves to perverts (who also have cell phones for heads).—
Eric Vilas-Boas,
Vulture,
28 Sep. 2024
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“Delinquent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/delinquent. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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