as in delayed
not arriving, occurring, or settled at the due, usual, or proper time
the bank was annoyed because our check was delinquent
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Recent Examples of delinquent
Pete Grieve, Sacramento Bee, 21 Mar. 2025
Loan servicers will also send multiple notices — by email, snail mail or phone — to borrowers who are delinquent and increasingly at risk of going into default, Buchanan says.
—Rachel Treisman, NPR, 23 Apr. 2025
Greta Cross, USA TODAY, 11 Mar. 2025
Meanwhile, he was booked into jail on one count each of possession of a firearm by an adjudicated delinquent, possession of fentanyl with intent to sell, possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony, improper exhibition of a firearm and resisting an officer without violence.
—David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 3 Mar. 2025
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Adjective
The Philadelphia Fed’s data for the first quarter of the year shows that borrowers with delinquent accounts are getting deeper in debt.
—Pete Grieve, Sacramento Bee, 21 Mar. 2025
Loan servicers will also send multiple notices — by email, snail mail or phone — to borrowers who are delinquent and increasingly at risk of going into default, Buchanan says.
—Rachel Treisman, NPR, 23 Apr. 2025
Noun
He was also indicted for possession of a firearm by a delinquent.
—Greta Cross, USA TODAY, 11 Mar. 2025
Meanwhile, he was booked into jail on one count each of possession of a firearm by an adjudicated delinquent, possession of fentanyl with intent to sell, possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony, improper exhibition of a firearm and resisting an officer without violence.
—David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 3 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for delinquent
Adjective
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The maximum penalty is 25%, and taxpayers who are more than 60 days tardy will face a minimum penalty of $510 or the tax balance due, whichever is smaller.—
Jeremy Tanner,
The Hill,
13 Apr. 2025
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Despite arriving to her nearby Historic Folsom station for the 8:15 a.m. train, Jod is still tardy because her ride is late.—
Emma Hall,
Sacbee.com,
30 Mar. 2025
Noun
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If this continues, the country will become de facto bankrupt.—
Newsweek,
Newsweek,
6 Mar. 2025
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The fund filed a petition for composition with creditors in February 2018, which was revoked in June 2018 by the Florence court, which declared Malo bankrupt.—
Lisa Lockwood,
Footwear News,
3 Sep. 2019
Adjective
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But beggars can’t be choosers, so Vargas-Keller will be something to watch in round two of the City Series in late July at Sox Park.—
Paul Sullivan,
Chicago Tribune,
19 May 2025
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Elissa was scheduled for more imaging tests in late August to see whether the tumors responded to the new therapy.—
Kristen Jordan Shamus,
USA Today,
19 May 2025
Adjective
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Scrambling to recall a few staff and issue some belated funding is just window dressing.—
David Faris,
Newsweek,
27 Feb. 2025
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Please accept our belated apology.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
25 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Those who hold advanced degrees in mathematics and analytics, or your favorite degenerate gambler, know any piece of datum is only reliant on the trove of data that occurred previously.—
Bill Speros,
Boston Herald,
7 May 2025
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This 24-hour dive near Uptown is for true degenerates looking to extend the party to unholy hours.—
David Hudnall,
Kansas City Star,
28 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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However, the team has been overdue to make a splash move at the deadline for bullpen help for a few years now.—
Drew VonScio,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 May 2025
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Another tailwind might come from the fact that stocks like the ones Lewis holds are overdue for a rebound.—
William Baldwin,
Forbes.com,
17 May 2025
Noun
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Just when things are looking up — a haughty British couple leaves this daughter of Oxfordshire a handsome tip — the dinner pervert turns up for his morning coffee.—
Amanda Whiting,
Vulture,
23 Mar. 2025
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Outside the courthouse on Friday, Toner’s lawyer made a brief statement about his pervert client.—
Howie Carr,
Boston Herald,
22 Mar. 2025
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“Delinquent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/delinquent. Accessed 24 May. 2025.
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