1
as in delayed
not arriving, or occurring, or settled at the due, usual, or proper time
an overdue library book will be subject to daily fines
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2
as in unpaid
not yet paid
an overdue bill that's started incurring interest charges
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3
as in excessive
going beyond a normal or acceptable limit in degree or amount
spends an overdue percentage of her income on housing expenses like rent and utilities
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Recent Examples of overdue
Despite the questions, most podcasters agree that the recognition is overdue.
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Clayton Davis, Variety, 10 May 2025
When Staley negotiated for equal pay to her counterpart — South Carolina men’s basketball coach — women’s basketball was fighting, in the wake of the NCAA bubble seasons, for long overdue equal opportunity and footing in the NCAA and on their own campuses.
—Chantel Jennings, New York Times, 30 Apr. 2025
The money was to help pay for overdue maintenance or replacement of harbor facilities such as docks, gangways, gates, pilings, rip-rap and jetties.
—Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Apr. 2025
And overdue bills frequently mushroom because HOAs tack on attorney fees, late fees and other costs.
—Ames Alexander, Charlotte Observer, 27 Apr. 2025
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Clayton Davis, Variety, 10 May 2025
When Staley negotiated for equal pay to her counterpart — South Carolina men’s basketball coach — women’s basketball was fighting, in the wake of the NCAA bubble seasons, for long overdue equal opportunity and footing in the NCAA and on their own campuses.
—Chantel Jennings, New York Times, 30 Apr. 2025
The money was to help pay for overdue maintenance or replacement of harbor facilities such as docks, gangways, gates, pilings, rip-rap and jetties.
—Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Apr. 2025
And overdue bills frequently mushroom because HOAs tack on attorney fees, late fees and other costs.
—Ames Alexander, Charlotte Observer, 27 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for overdue
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In some cases, lawyers said students had their legal statuses altered for minor traffic violations, such as unpaid parking tickets.—
Zachary Schermele,
USA Today,
16 May 2025
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The unpaid toll messages are part of a group of scams, known as smishing scams, that target victims with text messages seeking to convince them to click a malicious link or provide sensitive information.—
Julia Shapero,
The Hill,
14 May 2025
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The lawsuit argues the incident is part of a larger pattern of excessive force by deputies.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
16 May 2025
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These thunderstorms are producing an excessive amount of deadly cloud to ground lightning.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
16 May 2025
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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
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That’s the number of borrowers with outstanding federal student loan debt as of the second quarter of 2025, according to the Department of Education.—
Alison Durkee,
Forbes.com,
23 May 2025
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The in-development Mars Sample Return mission aims to address these basic outstanding questions by delivering the first-ever unaltered fragments of another world to Earth.—
Ari Koeppel,
The Conversation,
22 May 2025
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The Lower Gauley in late summer delivers intense Class V action through steep, technical drops.—
West Virginia Tourism,
AFAR Media,
15 May 2025
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The poll additionally reinforces data showing that Trump made steep inroads with young voters during the 2024 election.—
Emily Hallas,
The Washington Examiner,
15 May 2025
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Join 20 others in the comments View Comments And while more than half of the newly delinquent borrowers already had subprime credit scores, 2.4 million others had scores above 620 and saw average negative score changes north of 140 points, New York Fed research showed.—
Alicia Wallace,
CNN Money,
13 May 2025
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But with tax roll billing, city officials don’t have to cast an awkward vote to place delinquent bills on the county tax roll.—
Susan Shelley,
Oc Register,
7 May 2025
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Hazards differ according to geography, but include flooding, wildfires, extreme heat, storm surges, and other severe weather events.—
Claire Poole,
Forbes.com,
24 May 2025
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As a result, military training installations have had to adapt their training schedules to avoid the hottest times of day to mitigate the health risks associated with extreme heat.—
Bella Kubach,
The Orlando Sentinel,
23 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
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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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“Overdue.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overdue. Accessed 27 May. 2025.
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