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
What To Know Beginning May 5, the DOE will restart involuntary collections through the Treasury Department's offset program, which can withhold tax refunds, federal salaries, and benefits from borrowers with overdue loans.
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Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Apr. 2025
While the move is seen by some as long overdue, how the Academy will enforce the new rule is currently unclear.
—Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 21 Apr. 2025
That means once every 4.6 years, on average, the state waives certain penalties on overdue filers to enhance revenue collections.
—Keith M. Phaneuf, Hartford Courant, 19 Apr. 2025
An overdue apology can spark frustration, anger, resentment, and even a sense of grief.
—Angela Haupt, Time, 16 Apr. 2025
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Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Apr. 2025
While the move is seen by some as long overdue, how the Academy will enforce the new rule is currently unclear.
—Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 21 Apr. 2025
That means once every 4.6 years, on average, the state waives certain penalties on overdue filers to enhance revenue collections.
—Keith M. Phaneuf, Hartford Courant, 19 Apr. 2025
An overdue apology can spark frustration, anger, resentment, and even a sense of grief.
—Angela Haupt, Time, 16 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for overdue
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Two months earlier, in March 2024, Just for Laughs filed for bankruptcy after owing millions in unpaid bills to hotels, venues and production companies.—
Ethan Shanfeld,
Variety,
5 May 2025
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If so, that could be good news for human workers: many of the household robots will be replacing unpaid work that people do for themselves, rather than paid work by employees.—
John Koetsier,
Forbes.com,
1 May 2025
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Haley was found guilty on all counts — using excessive force, being deliberately indifferent, witness tampering and conspiracy to witness tamper.—
Jack Armstrong,
USA Today,
2 May 2025
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May Trigger Digestive Issues Though olive oil may have benefits for some symptoms of digestive disorders such as inflammatory disease, consuming excessive amounts of olive oil can cause gastrointestinal problems such as bloating and diarrhea.14 3.—
Anna Giorgi,
Verywell Health,
2 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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Like every successful side in these early years of the World Cup, Uruguay 1950 had an outstanding centre-half in Varela, who was physically dominant and also a key attacking weapon.—
Michael Cox,
New York Times,
11 May 2025
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The Wall Street investment bank estimated that Berkshire’s T-bill position has more than doubled over the past year, adding that the $314 billion stake as of the end of March accounted for 5% of all outstanding short-term government bills.—
Yun Li,
CNBC,
11 May 2025
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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the National Institutes of Health would all face steep reductions.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
3 May 2025
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In some older buildings, condo owners are being asked to pay steep special assessments that threaten to force some people out of their homes.—
Greg Allen,
NPR,
3 May 2025
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This comes as borrowers who are seriously delinquent are now being put into collections.—
Carlo Versano,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 May 2025
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For super prime borrowers — or those with credit scores above 780 — who were seriously delinquent, scores sank as much as 175 points.—
Jessica Dickler,
CNBC,
5 May 2025
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Thriving after having faced extreme adversity is core to Marine Electric Systems culture, and to the US Navy itself.—
Connie Etemadi,
USA Today,
13 May 2025
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And portions of Lake, Volusia and Marion counties were labeled with extreme drought, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s weekly drought monitor.—
Martin E. Comas,
The Orlando Sentinel,
12 May 2025
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Yet, there are widespread concerns that if they are enacted, Trump’s latest moves have the potential to upend and potentially decimate a global film business that relies on a network of international incentives and foreign locations to make movies.—
Elsa Keslassy,
Variety,
5 May 2025
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Morrissey kicked off his latest North American run late last month.—
Jon Blistein,
Rolling Stone,
5 May 2025
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“Overdue.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overdue. Accessed 15 May. 2025.
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