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adjective

Definition of delinquentnext
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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delinquent

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noun

as in derelict

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Recent Examples of delinquent
Adjective
Roughly 13% of the nation’s card balance was at least 90 days delinquent in the first quarter of 2026, according to a report from the New York Fed. — Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 3 Aug. 2026 On the form, the taxpayer reports the delinquent RMD and requests a waiver of the penalty. — Bob Carlson, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026
Noun
Which Texas cities rank among the most debt delinquent? — Marley Malenfant, Austin American Statesman, 6 Apr. 2026 The Dakota County Attorney’s Office argued the teen should be adjudicated delinquent, while the teen’s attorney argued that the case be continued without adjudication, which the judge agreed to. — Mara H. Gottfried, Twin Cities, 17 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for delinquent
Recent Examples of Synonyms for delinquent
  1. delayed
  2. bankrupt
  3. tardy
  4. reprobate
  5. late
  6. belated
  7. overdue
  8. behind
Adjective
  • Ahead of the commissioners’ discussion and delayed vote, there was a flood of opposition from residents, politicians and voting right groups.
    — Rachel Royster, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Aug. 2026
  • The filing is backed by a Phase 3 study that showed the drug resulted in significant improvements in overall survival and progression-free survival over standard chemotherapy, along with delayed worsening of pain and quality of life.
    — Meghana Keshavan, STAT, 23 July 2026
Definition of delayed
Noun
  • 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
  • If this continues, the country will become de facto bankrupt.
    — Newsweek, Newsweek, 6 Mar. 2025
Definition of bankrupt
Adjective
  • Pulitzer-Prize finalist Daniel Mason molds his new novel around Miles Krzelewski, married to a Stanford academic superstar, twelve years tardy on his dissertation.
    — Hamilton Cain, Time, 7 July 2026
  • Machado, who was shifted over and essentially playing in the shortstop position, fielded the ball and diverted his route to go put a tag on Hoerner before making a tardy throw to first base.
    — Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 June 2026
Definition of tardy
Noun
  • 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
  • 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
Definition of reprobate
Adjective
  • Their bullpen, anchored by Raisel Iglesias and featuring multiple left-handers, offers crucial late-game relief.
    — Bernie Pleskoff, Forbes.com, 11 Aug. 2026
  • That score held until two outs in the ninth, when Smith delivered the game-tying single that set the Giants’ latest loss in motion.
    — Justice delos Santos, Mercury News, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of late
Adjective
  • The closer and title track serve as a belated mission statement, at once tonally busy and capaciously arranged, as if to make the frequency spectrum itself a character in the songs.
    — Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 12 June 2026
  • The journey proves a belated act of self-discovery.
    — John Hopewell, Variety, 17 May 2026
Definition of belated
Adjective
  • This recognition is long overdue and is a testament to Devorah's extraordinary determination over more than three decades of advocacy.
    — Lisa Rozner, CBS News, 11 Aug. 2026
  • The strings had deteriorated so much that two of them couldn't even be pulled up – replacement time was overdue by about five years.
    — Scott Kramer, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of overdue
Adjective
  • The chefs are running super-behind, so service is slow.
    — Jen Chaney, Vulture, 26 June 2026
  • 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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