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 ten-year charter that governs the BBC, including its funding, is due for renewal in 2027.
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Patrick Smith, NBC news, 12 Nov. 2025
Yamen and his mother are among at least 89 Gazan patients and their companions due for deportation, according to medical teams at Makassed Hospital and Augusta Victoria Hospital in East Jerusalem.
—Zeena Saifi, CNN Money, 12 Nov. 2025
Under these loans, no payment is due for the first 45 days.
—Susan Tompor, Freep.com, 10 Nov. 2025
Taylor Swift's next milestone could be her most meaningful yet; here's when votes are due for her Songwriters Hall of Fame nomination.
—Bryan West, Nashville Tennessean, 7 Nov. 2025
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Patrick Smith, NBC news, 12 Nov. 2025
Yamen and his mother are among at least 89 Gazan patients and their companions due for deportation, according to medical teams at Makassed Hospital and Augusta Victoria Hospital in East Jerusalem.
—Zeena Saifi, CNN Money, 12 Nov. 2025
Under these loans, no payment is due for the first 45 days.
—Susan Tompor, Freep.com, 10 Nov. 2025
Taylor Swift's next milestone could be her most meaningful yet; here's when votes are due for her Songwriters Hall of Fame nomination.
—Bryan West, Nashville Tennessean, 7 Nov. 2025
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“Due for.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/due%20for. Accessed 20 Nov. 2025.
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