past due
idiom
1
: late being paid
The bill is past due.
2
: late arriving
He's past due—it's one o'clock and he was supposed to be here at twelve thirty.
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To be in default, a borrower must be behind or past due on their monthly payments by at least 270 days.
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Adam S. Minsky, Forbes.com, 7 May 2025
The pandemic-era reprieve from forced collections ends Monday, just as a new TransUnion report finds a record share of federal student loan borrowers are 90 days or more past due and at risk of default — at 20.5% as of February, up 10 percentage points from five years earlier.
—Maya Huter, NBC news, 5 May 2025
They may also be withheld and used to offset unpaid child support or past due federal debts, including student loans.
—Rachel Barber, USA Today, 14 Apr. 2025
The property was already past due its Dec. 13, 2024, inspection date, and its inspection has yet to be rescheduled, the inspector said.
—Soo Rin Kim, ABC News, 7 Apr. 2025
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Adam S. Minsky, Forbes.com, 7 May 2025
The pandemic-era reprieve from forced collections ends Monday, just as a new TransUnion report finds a record share of federal student loan borrowers are 90 days or more past due and at risk of default — at 20.5% as of February, up 10 percentage points from five years earlier.
—Maya Huter, NBC news, 5 May 2025
They may also be withheld and used to offset unpaid child support or past due federal debts, including student loans.
—Rachel Barber, USA Today, 14 Apr. 2025
The property was already past due its Dec. 13, 2024, inspection date, and its inspection has yet to be rescheduled, the inspector said.
—Soo Rin Kim, ABC News, 7 Apr. 2025
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“Past due.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/past%20due. Accessed 24 May. 2025.
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