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
Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA Today, 16 Aug. 2025
And there is often little consequence for delinquents, the American-Statesman found.
—Tony Plohetski, Austin American Statesman, 30 July 2025
Todd Spangler, Freep.com, 3 Oct. 2025
The teen was found delinquent on a disorderly conduct charge and released to his family with a GPS monitor.
—Cameron Knight, Cincinnati Enquirer, 1 Oct. 2025
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Adjective
How to spot a text message scam While Ashley was able to reactivate her account without paying a huge fee, an account that goes delinquent can result in hundreds and even thousands of dollars in penalties in other states.
—Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA Today, 16 Aug. 2025
And there is often little consequence for delinquents, the American-Statesman found.
—Tony Plohetski, Austin American Statesman, 30 July 2025
Noun
Foreclosure would become nonviable as a means of tax collection — with no readily apparent alternative means for timely collection of the delinquent revenue.
—Todd Spangler, Freep.com, 3 Oct. 2025
The teen was found delinquent on a disorderly conduct charge and released to his family with a GPS monitor.
—Cameron Knight, Cincinnati Enquirer, 1 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for delinquent
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How to Protect Your Luggage From Bed Bugs From delayed flights to lost luggage, travel is already anxiety-inducing enough without adding these pervasive pests to the mix.—
Stacey Leasca,
Travel + Leisure,
23 Sep. 2025
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Sunday saw a delayed start and revamped schedule after a storm caused a shelter in place to be issued.—
Kirby Adams,
Louisville Courier Journal,
22 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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McDaniel has said players have not been tardy to regular meetings involving coaches — something that was a problem last season.—
Barry Jackson,
Miami Herald,
13 Oct. 2025
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And speaking of interesting postgame tactics, Miami Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa called out teammates for not attending players-only meetings and for being generally tardy.—
Chris Bumbaca,
USA Today,
13 Oct. 2025
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The fight almost bankrupts the town of Shelby, Montana, which borrowed heavily to stage it. 1930 — Helen Wills Moody wins her fourth straight singles title at Wimbledon with a 6-2, 6-2 win over Elizabeth Ryan.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
4 July 2025
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The expectation is set early in the series, when an alderman who tries to swindle George bankrupts himself in the process, then kills himself in shame.—
Inkoo Kang,
New Yorker,
24 June 2025
Adjective
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Two were discharged, while one remained under observation in an emergency room as of late Friday, the spokesperson said.—
Isabel Rosales,
CNN Money,
16 Oct. 2025
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It will be replaced again in late November, following four Pittsburgh-area high school football playoff games.—
Mike DeFabo,
New York Times,
16 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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China, meanwhile, is living with the long shadow of its one-child policy, which was eased to a two-child rule in 2016 and then to a three-child policy in 2021 in a belated push to boost births.—
Micah McCartney,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Sep. 2025
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Joy speaks at length about growing up in a culturally sophisticated yet oppressive family and holding her artistic temperament in check, before achieving a belated liberation.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
26 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Unlike Vegas with its cast of reprobates and wackos, this joint is classy and clean and just a wee bit indulgent.—
David Weiss,
Forbes.com,
13 Sep. 2025
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They’re typically retired, sitting on pensions and 401(k)s, and may be naive to the techniques favored by con artists and reprobates who run riot on the internet.—
Jeffrey Kluger,
Time,
9 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Raising taxes before imposing long-overdue fiscal discipline puts the cart before the horse.—
Mercury News Editorial,
Mercury News,
19 Oct. 2025
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Mississippi State is overdue for a conference win.—
Ben Verbrugge,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Like the scrappy bird in their nickname, the tenacious Toronto Blue Jays have clawed their way to 45 come-from-behind victories – most in the major leagues – and 87 overall, tops in the American League with under two weeks left in the 2025 campaign.—
Dan Schlossberg,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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“Delinquent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/delinquent. Accessed 22 Oct. 2025.
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