due for
idiom
: needing, requiring, or expecting something to happen
I'm due for a dentist's appointment.
He will be due for another raise in June.
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Debt is well structured and repayments won’t fall due for years, but there’s still a near £30m annual interest bill to service.
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Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 23 Apr. 2025
Payments have been due for the past six months, meaning borrowers who don’t pay will face consequences.
—Preston Cooper, Forbes.com, 22 Apr. 2025
These states and cities are due for hikes The willingness of workers to accept lower pay for a job comes amid a notable fraying in consumer attitudes seen in a number of surveys done since the start of the Trump administration.
—Michael S. Derby, USA Today, 22 Apr. 2025
Its wooden station was due for replacement, and the replacement could be smaller.
—ArsTechnica, 8 Apr. 2025
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Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 23 Apr. 2025
Payments have been due for the past six months, meaning borrowers who don’t pay will face consequences.
—Preston Cooper, Forbes.com, 22 Apr. 2025
These states and cities are due for hikes The willingness of workers to accept lower pay for a job comes amid a notable fraying in consumer attitudes seen in a number of surveys done since the start of the Trump administration.
—Michael S. Derby, USA Today, 22 Apr. 2025
Its wooden station was due for replacement, and the replacement could be smaller.
—ArsTechnica, 8 Apr. 2025
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“Due for.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/due%20for. Accessed 3 May. 2025.
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