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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Perhaps your bathroom is due for a bit of an upgrade style-wise.
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Sarah Lyon, The Spruce, 4 Feb. 2026
But critics said their prices rose too far, too fast and were due for a pullback.
—Stan Choe, Los Angeles Times, 4 Feb. 2026
The standard penalty in Oklahoma is 5% of the tax due for every month the return is late, up to 25% of the unpaid balance.
—Isa Almeida, Oklahoman, 28 Jan. 2026
Witherspoon was due for atonement.
—Michael-Shawn Dugar, New York Times, 27 Jan. 2026
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Sarah Lyon, The Spruce, 4 Feb. 2026
But critics said their prices rose too far, too fast and were due for a pullback.
—Stan Choe, Los Angeles Times, 4 Feb. 2026
The standard penalty in Oklahoma is 5% of the tax due for every month the return is late, up to 25% of the unpaid balance.
—Isa Almeida, Oklahoman, 28 Jan. 2026
Witherspoon was due for atonement.
—Michael-Shawn Dugar, New York Times, 27 Jan. 2026
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“Due for.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/due%20for. Accessed 10 Feb. 2026.
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