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
The long-overdue book was discovered when the customer was going through an old box of personal college memorabilia, Joe Armstrong, the Cincinnati & Hamilton County Public Library's brand and communications director, told The Enquirer.
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Kaycee Sloan, Cincinnati Enquirer, 24 Oct. 2025
Mercury will eventually station retrograde in this area of your chart, which could trigger feelings of nostalgia or even result in a long-overdue heart-to-heart conversation.
—Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 22 Oct. 2025
Analysts said the measures were a big step but long overdue.
—Zac Anderson, USA Today, 22 Oct. 2025
So, if the budget is tight but the counters are overdue for a refresh, shoot for a simple surface.
—Mary Cornetta, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 Oct. 2025
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Kaycee Sloan, Cincinnati Enquirer, 24 Oct. 2025
Mercury will eventually station retrograde in this area of your chart, which could trigger feelings of nostalgia or even result in a long-overdue heart-to-heart conversation.
—Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 22 Oct. 2025
Analysts said the measures were a big step but long overdue.
—Zac Anderson, USA Today, 22 Oct. 2025
So, if the budget is tight but the counters are overdue for a refresh, shoot for a simple surface.
—Mary Cornetta, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for overdue
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The delayed sentencing hearing is set for April 15 in the circuit court.—
Christina Hall,
Freep.com,
22 Oct. 2025
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How to Protect Your Luggage From Bed Bugs From delayed flights to lost luggage, travel is already anxiety-inducing enough without adding these pervasive pests to the mix.—
Stacey Leasca,
Travel + Leisure,
23 Sep. 2025
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This year, the actor Jonathan Bailey was named to the honorary unpaid position.—
Choire Sicha,
CNN Money,
4 Nov. 2025
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Mochen claimed, and text messages from Kaliyev appear to confirm to the Post, that Kaliyev was even barred from practices over the unpaid debts.—
Bonny Chu,
FOXNews.com,
4 Nov. 2025
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Its bladeless construction is designed to pull in air and powerfully circulate it around the room, all without accumulating excessive dust like standard fans do—a double plus in my book.—
Alicia Geigel,
Southern Living,
24 Oct. 2025
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And although its fats are healthy, excessive intake can still contribute to unwanted pounds.—
Daryl Austin,
USA Today,
24 Oct. 2025
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China, meanwhile, is living with the long shadow of its one-child policy, which was eased to a two-child rule in 2016 and then to a three-child policy in 2021 in a belated push to boost births.—
Micah McCartney,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Sep. 2025
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Joy speaks at length about growing up in a culturally sophisticated yet oppressive family and holding her artistic temperament in check, before achieving a belated liberation.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
26 Sep. 2025
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Each year, the New York Public Library honors several distinguished individuals for outstanding achievements in their respective fields of arts, culture, letters and scholarship by naming them Library Lions.—
Karla Rodriguez,
Footwear News,
4 Nov. 2025
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King Charles hosted the event, which recognizes individuals for their outstanding contributions to the community.—
Anna Lazarus Caplan,
PEOPLE,
4 Nov. 2025
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Luckily, this option from Quince offers all of the luxury without the steep price tag typically associated with cashmere.—
Averi Baudler,
PEOPLE,
30 Oct. 2025
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This resulted in a dearth of micro-collections of organic cotton T-shirts or one-off collections that didn’t address the company’s larger goals, while general consumption and production were on a steep rise.—
Bella Webb,
Vogue,
30 Oct. 2025
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For super prime borrowers — or those with credit scores above 780 — who were seriously delinquent, scores sank as much as 175 points.—
Annie Nova,
CNBC,
31 Oct. 2025
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Participating households in the state's water affordability program could not have their water service shut off in the first 120 days of being delinquent on a monthly bill.—
Arpan Lobo,
Freep.com,
29 Oct. 2025
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The research team claims that their strategy offers a novel approach to developing high-performance cathodes capable of operating under extreme temperatures.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
6 Nov. 2025
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The scale runs from G1, minor, to G5, extreme.—
Shane Croucher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 Nov. 2025
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“Overdue.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overdue. Accessed 6 Nov. 2025.
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