overdue
adjective
over·due
ˌō-vər-ˈdü 
-ˈdyü
1
a
: unpaid when due
an overdue bill
b
: delayed beyond an appointed time
an overdue train
overdue library books
2
: too great : excessive
an overdue share of the profits
3
: more than ready
overdue for a haircut
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Examples of overdue in a Sentence
She reminded him that the rent was overdue.
He has many overdue bills.
The train is 10 minutes overdue.
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Action to modernize the Office of Management and Budget’s slow and bureaucratic disaster relief process is long overdue.
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Byron Donalds, Orlando Sentinel, 11 July 2024
Some residents who live near creeks said the measure was long overdue.
—Paul Rogers, The Mercury News, 10 July 2024
The funds from those tax incentives were to be used in part to pay Hutchins as part of an October 2022 settlement — payments that are long overdue, according to those in the know.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 8 July 2024
Mars is sitting together with change-maker Uranus, activating your sixth house of health, work routines and acts of service, inspiring an overhaul that's been long overdue.
—Valerie Mesa, Peoplemag, 8 July 2024
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Byron Donalds, Orlando Sentinel, 11 July 2024
Some residents who live near creeks said the measure was long overdue.
—Paul Rogers, The Mercury News, 10 July 2024
The funds from those tax incentives were to be used in part to pay Hutchins as part of an October 2022 settlement — payments that are long overdue, according to those in the know.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 8 July 2024
Mars is sitting together with change-maker Uranus, activating your sixth house of health, work routines and acts of service, inspiring an overhaul that's been long overdue.
—Valerie Mesa, Peoplemag, 8 July 2024
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overdue
adjective
over·due
ˌō-vər-ˈd(y)ü
1
a
: unpaid when due
overdue bills
b
: not appearing or presented on time
an overdue train
an overdue book
2
: more than ready
a country overdue for governmental reform
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