How to Use overdue in a Sentence

overdue

adjective

• He has many overdue bills.
• She reminded him that the rent was overdue.
• The train is 10 minutes overdue.
• The end of the Afghanistan war was years overdue, and Biden was right to do it.
  — David Faris, The Week, 16 Aug. 2021
• This means the stock is overdue for a short-term bounce.
  — Schaeffer's Investment Research, Forbes, 6 July 2022
• The lonesome death of the iPod might seem long overdue.
  — Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 13 May 2022
• Suffice to say the White Sox were overdue for a win in these head-to-head matchups.
  — Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 8 June 2025
• That was about three years overdue for the complex, built in 1972.
  — Devoun Cetoute and Douglas Hanks, sun-sentinel.com, 15 July 2021
• Those versed in the system say such steps are long overdue.
  — Emilie Eaton, San Antonio Express-News, 3 Nov. 2021
• This is a feature that’s long overdue, but it’s still nice to see.
  — Maren Estrada, BGR, 21 Sep. 2021
• And the Colts were more than overdue to win a season opener.
  — Scott Horner, The Indianapolis Star, 20 Dec. 2022
• Chapman’s Song of the Year win marks a long overdue milestone.
  — Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 1 Feb. 2024
• Haiti’s last elections were in 2016 and new ones are long overdue.
  — Jacqueline Charles and, Miami Herald, 1 Feb. 2024
• That's a rarity in this field and a change that has been long overdue.
  — Jessica Radloff, Glamour, 3 Mar. 2024
• Respect is the long-overdue biopic on the life of musical icon Aretha Franklin.
  — Stacey Grant, Seventeen, 19 Jan. 2023
• In line with these slimmer styles is the overdue return of the skinny and stovepipe.
  — Kristina Rutkowski, Vogue, 7 Sep. 2024
• If this is news to you, your dog may be overdue for an ear cleaning.
  — Jacob Livesay, USA TODAY, 30 Sep. 2022
• To be able to write and have these sorts of moments in the movie is exciting and way overdue.
  — Abbey White, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 Jan. 2022
• The time to put aside talk and put plans into action is long overdue.
  — Trenor Williams, Forbes, 25 Aug. 2022
• Getting back to the Olympics after 16 years is a nice — if long overdue — first step.
  — Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 24 July 2024
• Drop a comment with your thoughts on the cast of All Stars 10, as well as these (long overdue) changes to the show’s format.
  — Andy Swift, TVLine, 23 Apr. 2025
• When the boat became overdue for return, the staff at the lake found the vessel at the north side of the lake with the star's sleeping son aboard.
  — Abigail Adams, PEOPLE.com, 11 July 2021
• All told, Mind Games was long overdue for a reappraisal.
  — Jordan Runtagh, People.com, 21 Nov. 2024
• The project is 10 years overdue and cost twice as much as expected.
  — Tim Fernholz, Quartz, 11 July 2022
• Bey is clearly due, even overdue, for an album of the year win.
  — Paul Grein, Billboard, 4 Oct. 2024
• The Evans clan gives Clayton a warm welcome, and then Tom pulls Susie aside for a long overdue check-in.
  — Kristen Baldwin, EW.com, 1 Mar. 2022
• For Ethel Brooks, a Romani scholar, the move is long overdue.
  — The New York Times, Arkansas Online, 11 July 2021
• The city’s housing plan is already more than a year overdue.
  — Ryan MacAsero, The Mercury News, 21 May 2024
• William Byron is overdue in a big way to get his second win of the season.
  — Jeff Gluck, New York Times, 31 May 2025
• To participate, borrowers must be in good standing with the library, meaning any overdue materials must be returned and any fees over $5 for lost items must be paid.
  — Ariane Lange, Sacbee.com, 1 June 2025