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
Caitlin Yilek, CBS News, 21 Apr. 2025
According to data from the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia, 0.90% of accounts were delinquent, the most since the Fed bank began its report.
—Brian Sloan,dan Avery, CNBC, 19 Apr. 2025
Suzanne Blake, Newsweek, 27 Jan. 2025
At this point, there is no indication of any further extensions of the protections against negative credit reporting associated with delinquent or defaulted federal student loans.
—Adam S. Minsky, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2025
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Adjective
Beginning May 5, the Education Department will begin involuntary collections through the Treasury Department's offset program, which claws back delinquent debts by withholding payments such as tax refunds, federal salaries and Social Security benefits.
—Caitlin Yilek, CBS News, 21 Apr. 2025
According to data from the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia, 0.90% of accounts were delinquent, the most since the Fed bank began its report.
—Brian Sloan,dan Avery, CNBC, 19 Apr. 2025
Noun
Illinois also had a high percentage of those with late housing payments, 13.92 percent of all households, but this was most concentrated among renters, with 24 percent delinquent, according to the study.
—Suzanne Blake, Newsweek, 27 Jan. 2025
At this point, there is no indication of any further extensions of the protections against negative credit reporting associated with delinquent or defaulted federal student loans.
—Adam S. Minsky, Forbes, 10 Jan. 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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By late April, his average approval rating had fallen under 45 percent.—
The Hill Staff,
The Hill,
24 Apr. 2025
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Miro Heiskanen, who hasn’t played since late January after having knee surgery, once again participated in the morning skate on Wednesday.—
Mark Lazerus,
New York Times,
24 Apr. 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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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
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At another point, a surface-to-air missile takes out a passenger airliner, something that really happened — but the attack is as purposeless here as the tragic original event, other than to remind us that Valet, who surveys the wreckage for valuables, is a degenerate.—
Boris Fishman,
New York Times,
7 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Those are the numbers attached to a 6-year-old cat named Mia, a slightly temperamental girl who is long overdue to find that special someone who will give her another chance at a comfortable life, an Indiana shelter says.—
TJ Macias,
Kansas City Star,
24 Apr. 2025
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Drop a comment with your thoughts on the cast of All Stars 10, as well as these (long overdue) changes to the show’s format.—
Andy Swift,
TVLine,
23 Apr. 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 5 May. 2025.
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