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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The market may soon be due for some pullback, according to Jonathan Krinsky of BTIG. Brian Evans,pia Singh, CNBC, 31 July 2025 Older adults who are due for a respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) vaccine can also get that shot then. Claire Bugos, Verywell Health, 30 July 2025 Dallas Cowboys edge rusher Micah Parsons is also due for an extension that — given Parsons’ age (26) and the league’s ever-rising salary cap — figures to set the bar even higher. Will Graves, Chicago Tribune, 17 July 2025 The July jobs report, due for release at 8:30 a.m. ET Friday, is expected to show a net gain of 115,000 jobs, which would mark a considerable downshift from June’s 147,000 jobs. Alicia Wallace, CNN Money, 1 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for due for

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“Due for.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/due%20for. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.

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