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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Shell refuted the takeover rumors, yet the speculation emphasizes what investors are beginning to recognize: BP’s significant discount and strategic shift might be due for reevaluation.
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Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 26 June 2025
If your summer wardrobe is due for a refresh, the retailer is brimming with this season’s biggest trends at every price point.
—Lauren Alexis Fisher, Footwear News, 25 June 2025
The album is due for release Aug. 15 on the Interscope label.
—Eric E. Harrison, Arkansas Online, 23 June 2025
Exhibitors were also shown a new trailer for Fantastic Four: First Steps, introduced by Marvel boss Kevin Feige, who also teased Avengers: Doomsday now shooting in London and due for release in December 2026.
—Nancy Tartaglione, Deadline, 18 June 2025
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Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 26 June 2025
If your summer wardrobe is due for a refresh, the retailer is brimming with this season’s biggest trends at every price point.
—Lauren Alexis Fisher, Footwear News, 25 June 2025
The album is due for release Aug. 15 on the Interscope label.
—Eric E. Harrison, Arkansas Online, 23 June 2025
Exhibitors were also shown a new trailer for Fantastic Four: First Steps, introduced by Marvel boss Kevin Feige, who also teased Avengers: Doomsday now shooting in London and due for release in December 2026.
—Nancy Tartaglione, Deadline, 18 June 2025
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“Due for.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/due%20for. Accessed 1 Jul. 2025.
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