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
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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Karen Kucher, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Jan. 2026
The new year will bring long-overdue upgrades at Illinois’ most popular state park and one of its top tourist destinations outside Chicago.
—Chicago Tribune, 2 Jan. 2026
Mickey Rourke has been served with a notice ordering him to either settle overdue rent or face eviction from his home in Los Angeles.
—Vivian Kwarm, New York Daily News, 2 Jan. 2026
More than 20 years later, Busy Philipps recently got some long-overdue closure about her Dawson’s Creek character Audrey.
—Glenn Garner, Deadline, 1 Jan. 2026
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“Overdue.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/overdue. Accessed 7 Jan. 2026.
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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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