past due
idiom
1
: late being paid
The bill is past due.
2
: late arriving
He's past due—it's one o'clock and he was supposed to be here at twelve thirty.
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The integration of the two is essential to positive client outcomes; that is one of many reasons why regulatory change is past due.
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Mark A. Cohen, Forbes.com, 17 June 2025
The country clubs are hotbeds of anxiety, stirring up questions about who lost a job this month, whose bills are past due.
—Dwyer Murphy
june 6, Literary Hub, 6 June 2025
The update on formula is long past due, said Dr. Thomas Brenna, a professor of pediatrics, chemistry and human nutrition at the Dell Medical School at the University of Texas at Austin.
—Sandee Lamotte, CNN Money, 4 June 2025
Most of them — nearly 6 million — were between 91 and 180 days past due on their payments, the data says.
—Kamaron McNair, CNBC, 23 May 2025
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Mark A. Cohen, Forbes.com, 17 June 2025
The country clubs are hotbeds of anxiety, stirring up questions about who lost a job this month, whose bills are past due.
—Dwyer Murphy
june 6, Literary Hub, 6 June 2025
The update on formula is long past due, said Dr. Thomas Brenna, a professor of pediatrics, chemistry and human nutrition at the Dell Medical School at the University of Texas at Austin.
—Sandee Lamotte, CNN Money, 4 June 2025
Most of them — nearly 6 million — were between 91 and 180 days past due on their payments, the data says.
—Kamaron McNair, CNBC, 23 May 2025
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“Past due.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/past%20due. Accessed 24 Jun. 2025.
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