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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Further casting is due for announcement soon, with the film set to start production later this year.
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Alex Ritman, Variety, 25 Feb. 2026
The $73 billion the agency received under the law Trump signed in July is equal to roughly six times what the agency was initially due for fiscal year 2026.
—Michael Loria, USA Today, 24 Feb. 2026
The charter is due for a cleanup, City Commissioner Daniel Shanetzky said.
—Abigail Hasebroock, Sun Sentinel, 23 Feb. 2026
Flooding is bad for real estate values, and coastal cities like New York are due for a boatload of sea level rise.
—Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 22 Feb. 2026
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Alex Ritman, Variety, 25 Feb. 2026
The $73 billion the agency received under the law Trump signed in July is equal to roughly six times what the agency was initially due for fiscal year 2026.
—Michael Loria, USA Today, 24 Feb. 2026
The charter is due for a cleanup, City Commissioner Daniel Shanetzky said.
—Abigail Hasebroock, Sun Sentinel, 23 Feb. 2026
Flooding is bad for real estate values, and coastal cities like New York are due for a boatload of sea level rise.
—Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 22 Feb. 2026
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“Due for.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/due%20for. Accessed 3 Mar. 2026.
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