1
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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2
as in unpaid
not yet paid
an overdue bill that's started incurring interest charges
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3
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
Six weeks overdue and precariously close to the July 1 start of a new fiscal year, the budget came together almost entirely behind closed doors with most key decisions in the hands of a select few Republican lawmakers.
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Steve Bousquet, Sun Sentinel, 14 June 2025
This moment in women’s sports is long overdue, and everybody touched by it seems to recognize that things will never be the same again.
—Don Riddell, CNN Money, 14 June 2025
Standardize Data Sharing Protocols A national framework on health data interoperability is overdue.
—Ted Ladd, Forbes.com, 11 June 2025
In each case, Fitch’s criterion for declaring a supranational lender’s loan to be non-performing (six months overdue) has been met.
—Bright Simons, semafor.com, 9 June 2025
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Steve Bousquet, Sun Sentinel, 14 June 2025
This moment in women’s sports is long overdue, and everybody touched by it seems to recognize that things will never be the same again.
—Don Riddell, CNN Money, 14 June 2025
Standardize Data Sharing Protocols A national framework on health data interoperability is overdue.
—Ted Ladd, Forbes.com, 11 June 2025
In each case, Fitch’s criterion for declaring a supranational lender’s loan to be non-performing (six months overdue) has been met.
—Bright Simons, semafor.com, 9 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for overdue
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Vermont Expanded parental leave Starting next month, the state will expand its unpaid parental leave.—
Barnini Chakraborty,
The Washington Examiner,
22 June 2025
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In 2024, the retailer introduced handheld scanners at select locations, which enabled employees to ensure that shoppers were not using old or fake receipts to walk out of stores with unpaid items.—
Toria Sheffield,
People.com,
21 June 2025
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According to Mock, your professional maid service will not have the proper tools to safely remove excessive mold issues.—
Patricia Shannon,
Southern Living,
21 June 2025
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Some locals in Venice, which has dealt with overtourism that has strained the city’s infrastructure and services for years, will protest the wedding over concerns its scale will worsen some of the issues created by excessive tourist crowds.—
Antonio Pequeño IV,
Forbes.com,
21 June 2025
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Scrambling to recall a few staff and issue some belated funding is just window dressing.—
David Faris,
Newsweek,
27 Feb. 2025
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Please accept our belated apology.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
25 Jan. 2025
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Bregman is an outstanding defensive third baseman, which is the position Devers had played during his nine season tenure with the Red Sox.—
Bernie Pleskoff,
Forbes.com,
16 June 2025
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Her performance helped earn the cast a SAG award for outstanding ensemble, and she's been making a name for herself ever since.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
14 June 2025
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California Governor Gavin Newsom faces a steep uphill battle against former Vice President Kamala Harris in a potential 2028 Democratic Presidential Primary matchup, according to a new poll.—
Martha McHardy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
20 June 2025
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The rainfall threatened flooding and mudslides, especially in areas with steep terrain.—
Luis Alberto Cruz,
Chicago Tribune,
20 June 2025
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The Federal Reserve of New York study also found that borrowers ages 40 and older were most likely to be delinquent on their loans.—
Cora Lewis,
Los Angeles Times,
16 June 2025
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Yet enforcement was impossible, for there was no way to track down absent and delinquent fathers.—
Augustine Sedgewick,
Time,
13 June 2025
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The former teacher is also charged with taking indecent photographs of a child, distributing indecent photographs of a child, possessing indecent pseudo images of a child and possession of an extreme pornographic image, the office said.—
Christine Pelisek,
People.com,
17 June 2025
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Anxiety is a mental health condition characterized by extreme worry.—
Brittany Dube,
Health,
17 June 2025
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The company’s latest work, per Musk’s remarks, involves an entirely novel angle: enabling people with blindness to experience vision.—
Forbes.com,
Forbes.com,
23 June 2025
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Advertisement Advertisement Oklahoma City blew a late lead in Game 1 of the Finals—allowing Indiana to steal a win on OKC’s home floor—making its championship quest that much more difficult.—
Sean Gregory,
Time,
23 June 2025
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“Overdue.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overdue. Accessed 30 Jun. 2025.
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