OVERDUE Synonyms: 94 Similar and Opposite Words

overdue

adjective

ˌō-vər-ˈdü

Definition of overdue

as in delayed

not arriving, or occurring, or settled at the due, usual, or proper time an overdue library book will be subject to daily fines

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as in unpaid

not yet paid an overdue bill that's started incurring interest charges

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as in excessive

going beyond a normal or acceptable limit in degree or amount spends an overdue percentage of her income on housing expenses like rent and utilities

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Recent Examples of overdue We have been warned for years about this problem and the fixes, many of which are easily achievable, are long overdue. — Steve Weisman, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026 Scholarship guarantees, medical protections and safeguards for women’s and Olympic sports are overdue. — Eddie Brown, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Aug. 2026 In most ways, really, the Chiefs’ plummet back to Earth was absurdly overdue. — Vahe Gregorian july 31, Kansas City Star, 31 July 2026 This is also one of those road projects that is long overdue. — Mac Engel july 31, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 31 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for overdue

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Adjective

Ahead of the commissioners’ discussion and delayed vote, there was a flood of opposition from residents, politicians and voting right groups.

— Rachel Royster, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Aug. 2026
The filing is backed by a Phase 3 study that showed the drug resulted in significant improvements in overall survival and progression-free survival over standard chemotherapy, along with delayed worsening of pain and quality of life.

— Meghana Keshavan, STAT, 23 July 2026

Definition of delayed

Adjective

Last summer, flight attendants at Air Canada, the country’s largest carrier, stranded more than 100,000 travelers during peak travel season with a strike partly over the same issue of unpaid groundwork.

— ABC News, ABC News, 3 Aug. 2026
West Suburban and Weiss closed owing the state more than $104 million in advance payments as well as unpaid hospital assessment taxes and penalties.

— Lisa Schencker, Chicago Tribune, 3 Aug. 2026

Definition of unpaid

Adjective

San Francisco police officers would then proceed to smash the driver's window, drag the driver out and pepper-spray him — actions that a San Francisco Department of Police Accountability (DPA) report states were excessive.

— Jose Fabian, CBS News, 11 Aug. 2026
Even as the busy restaurant bar reaches blatantly excessive noise levels even before Ninh’s fully done with his equipment, neighboring businesses are already having their patience tested.

— Josh Slater-Williams, IndieWire, 10 Aug. 2026

Definition of excessive

Adjective

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.

— Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 12 June 2026
The journey proves a belated act of self-discovery.

— John Hopewell, Variety, 17 May 2026

Definition of belated

Adjective

At the end of the day, both conferences feature great fanbases, historic, iconic venues, outstanding crowd atmospheres and elite, blue blood programs.

— Ian Miller OutKick, FOXNews.com, 5 Aug. 2026
Boasting an outstanding 57-hour battery life, plus a quick 5-minute charge that adds 3 hours of playtime, they are built to power through days of classes without needing an outlet.

— Juhi Wadia, PC Magazine, 5 Aug. 2026

Definition of outstanding

Adjective

Officials said Sunday that fire activity had prevented them from quickly reaching the area amid steep, rough terrain.

— Jamie Stengle, Chicago Tribune, 10 Aug. 2026
Nugraha said difficult terrain has complicated efforts, with some hotspots located on steep volcanic slopes that are difficult to reach by land.

— ABC News, ABC News, 9 Aug. 2026

Definition of steep

Adjective

But so dismayed that the state was so delinquent in doing this.

— Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 6 Aug. 2026
Jackson County also canceled its 2026 delinquent land sale — in which properties significantly behind on their taxes are auctioned off by the county — as property tax policies keep changing.

— Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 5 Aug. 2026

Definition of delinquent

Adjective

To an outsider, and in isolation, some of these habits may not seem so extreme—Reddit peptides excepted.

— Tori Latham, Robb Report, 8 Aug. 2026
North of the border, in British Columbia, hundreds more homes were lost this week, and 15,000 people are currently under evacuation, with extreme fire weather conditions predicted to worsen in the coming days.

— John Vaillant, Time, 8 Aug. 2026

Definition of extreme

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