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overdue

adjective
over·​due | \ ˌō-vər-ˈdü How to pronounce overdue (audio) , -ˈdyü\

Definition of overdue

1a : 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
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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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 The answer offered both an overdue recognition of the dire times and an early sign that, at last, environmental action might be an imperative in the race for the Democratic nomination. — Eren Orbey, The New Yorker, "The Growing Impatience for Action at CNN’s Climate-Change Town Halls," 5 Sep. 2019 Its banks squeeze Southern European countries for overdue loan payments. — Victor Davis Hanson, National Review, "The Ghosts of World War II," 5 Sep. 2019 Its banks squeeze Southern European countries for overdue loan payments. — Victor Davis Hanson, The Mercury News, "Hanson: The ghosts of World War II," 5 Sep. 2019 The library system, which includes 22 Detroit locations, is doing away with overdue fines as of Sept. 1. — Emma Keith, Detroit Free Press, "No more overdue fines for Detroit Public Library users," 3 Sep. 2019 The board’s Branch Avenue headquarters is a former Mack Truck dealership that’s long overdue for replacement, Erickson said. — Edward Fitzpatrick, BostonGlobe.com, "Board of Elections wants to move to Cranston. But a lawsuit says it’s part of a ‘sham’," 2 Sep. 2019 Here's something that seems long overdue: Rotten Tomatoes has added more than 600 critics to its roster in an attempt to diversify the voices used when calculating the site's scores. — Wired, "The Final Trailer for Joker Is Beyond Bleak," 29 Aug. 2019 Doctors, waiting for months for overdue paychecks, were busy trying to keep patients alive and at least semi-healthy. — Maria Danilova, Harper's magazine, "Alternative Medicine," 28 Aug. 2019 The library is eliminating new fines on overdue material as of that date. — Carol Kovach, cleveland.com, "Westlake Porter Public Library is going fine-free: West Shore Chatter," 27 Aug. 2019

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First Known Use of overdue

1763, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

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overdue

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English Language Learners Definition of overdue

: not paid at an expected or required time
: not appearing or presented by a stated, expected, or required time
—used to say that something should have happened or been done before now

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overdue

adjective
over·​due | \ ˌō-vər-ˈdü How to pronounce overdue (audio) , -ˈdyü\

Kids Definition of overdue

1 : not paid when due overdue bills
2 : delayed beyond an expected time The plane was an hour overdue.
3 : more than ready He is overdue for a haircut.

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