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
George Avalos,
Mercury News,
18 June 2026
Hochman said the comic paid his taxes before 2019 and that the California Franchise Tax Board sent more than 70 demand notices regarding his delinquent tax returns.
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Alexandra Del Rosario,
Los Angeles Times,
18 June 2026
Cory Turner,
NPR,
10 Feb. 2026
This means any unpaid amount, whether utilities or other charges, can make an account delinquent because it must be paid at the same time as rent.
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Nora O'Neill,
Charlotte Observer,
8 Jan. 2026
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Adjective
Both Nupen Patel and Bhara Patel are among the principal members of the ownership group for the Radisson Hotel Oakland Airport in Oakland, which has been shoved into receivership due to a delinquent $31 million loan, Alameda County documents show.
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George Avalos,
Mercury News,
18 June 2026
Hochman said the comic paid his taxes before 2019 and that the California Franchise Tax Board sent more than 70 demand notices regarding his delinquent tax returns.
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Alexandra Del Rosario,
Los Angeles Times,
18 June 2026
Noun
Roughly a million borrowers defaulted on their federal student loans late last year, with millions delinquent on their payments and sliding toward the same fate.
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Cory Turner,
NPR,
10 Feb. 2026
This means any unpaid amount, whether utilities or other charges, can make an account delinquent because it must be paid at the same time as rent.
—
Nora O'Neill,
Charlotte Observer,
8 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for delinquent
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The impact is already being felt across various regions, from a delayed start to the Indian monsoon to a temporary halt to Peru’s fishing season.
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That meant a delayed return to full activities.
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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.
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The expectation is set early in the series, when an alderman who tries to swindle George bankrupts himself in the process, then kills himself in shame.
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During one confessional, the model gave Zverev grief for always being tardy.
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By the main course, most tardy guests have managed to arrive, but not all.
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That rogues’ gallery includes such reprobates as Maura Healey, the fake Indian, Ed Markey, Seth Moulton, crackpot leftist Juliette Kayyem… Percentage of contribution Summers made to Democrats: 100 percent.
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Unlike Vegas with its cast of reprobates and wackos, this joint is classy and clean and just a wee bit indulgent.
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Court records show the lawsuit was filed in Santa Clara County Superior Court in late May, but it was not announced until Monday.
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The police department did not release additional information late Monday.
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The closer and title track serve as a belated mission statement, at once tonally busy and capaciously arranged, as if to make the frequency spectrum itself a character in the songs.
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The journey proves a belated act of self-discovery.
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Paramilitary forces controlled her neighborhood outside Khartoum, but an overdue bill needed to be paid.
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That was twenty five years ago, so a re-examination of the Earth, Wind & Fire (EW&F) legacy was long overdue.
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Like the scrappy bird in their nickname, the tenacious Toronto Blue Jays have clawed their way to 45 come-from-behind victories – most in the major leagues – and 87 overall, tops in the American League with under two weeks left in the 2025 campaign.
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“Delinquent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/delinquent. Accessed 30 Jun. 2026.
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