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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Allstate JPMorgan’s top pick in the property and casualty insurance sector is still attractive, and due for considerable upside in 2026, according to the firm.
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Sarah Min, CNBC, 18 Dec. 2025
In this letter, PSG claim that Mbappe offered to reduce (by €55m gross) the bonuses due for the 2023-24 season, as long as he was reinstated in the PSG squad.
—Tom Burrows, New York Times, 12 Dec. 2025
Worried investors fear that the AI spending boom may be due for a reality check.
—Jordan Valinsky, CNN Money, 11 Dec. 2025
Holding on to one of her belt loops, Tej leads her around the perimeter of the yard, where the grass is due for a mow.
—Literary Hub, 10 Dec. 2025
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Sarah Min, CNBC, 18 Dec. 2025
In this letter, PSG claim that Mbappe offered to reduce (by €55m gross) the bonuses due for the 2023-24 season, as long as he was reinstated in the PSG squad.
—Tom Burrows, New York Times, 12 Dec. 2025
Worried investors fear that the AI spending boom may be due for a reality check.
—Jordan Valinsky, CNN Money, 11 Dec. 2025
Holding on to one of her belt loops, Tej leads her around the perimeter of the yard, where the grass is due for a mow.
—Literary Hub, 10 Dec. 2025
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“Due for.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/due%20for. Accessed 19 Dec. 2025.
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