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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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as in unpaid
not yet paid
an overdue bill that's started incurring interest charges
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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
The Knicks’ recent success and the possibility of a championship this year are perhaps Dolan’s long overdue vindication.
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Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 28 May 2026
Proponents counter that the reforms are long overdue.
—Joe Rubin, Sacbee.com, 28 May 2026
The 2025-26 season will go down in history as the one where Arsenal finally won the Premier League under Arteta — a title that feels long overdue, given the high level that team have operated at over the past half-decade.
—Jon MacKenzie, New York Times, 27 May 2026
The El Dorado County Sheriff's Office is asking for the public's help as search crews continue looking for an overdue hiker in the Desolation Wilderness area on the south end of Lake Tahoe.
—Richard Ramos, CBS News, 27 May 2026
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Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 28 May 2026
Proponents counter that the reforms are long overdue.
—Joe Rubin, Sacbee.com, 28 May 2026
The 2025-26 season will go down in history as the one where Arsenal finally won the Premier League under Arteta — a title that feels long overdue, given the high level that team have operated at over the past half-decade.
—Jon MacKenzie, New York Times, 27 May 2026
The El Dorado County Sheriff's Office is asking for the public's help as search crews continue looking for an overdue hiker in the Desolation Wilderness area on the south end of Lake Tahoe.
—Richard Ramos, CBS News, 27 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for overdue
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The Metro-North Platform in Stamford The Stamford train platform is not exactly poetry — unless your idea of romance involves delayed commuters, laptop bags, and people silently negotiating personal space.—
Staff Report,
Hartford Courant,
27 May 2026
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Mean procedure time was just 35 minutes, with zero periprocedural or delayed complications.—
Richard Menger MD MPA,
Forbes.com,
27 May 2026
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In a breach-of-lease complaint filed in Superior Court, Hackman said Erewhon is liable for more than $275,000 in unpaid rent and legal fees.—
Roger Vincent,
Los Angeles Times,
30 May 2026
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The earlier one is a showcase for Aidy Bryant, but Keaton takes center stage in this kid’s-show sendup, where it’s gradually revealed that the magical world the childlike host has created for himself has sinister undertones (as well as unpaid bills).—
Jesse Hassenger,
Entertainment Weekly,
28 May 2026
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Environmental stressors can include insufficient water, high temperatures, excessive moisture and/or nitrogen, severe pruning, or root damage.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
29 May 2026
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O’Hara was an outsider brought in with a mandate to reform the police department after the 2020 killing of George Floyd, which led to federal and state investigative findings of excessive force and racist policing practices.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
28 May 2026
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The journey proves a belated act of self-discovery.—
John Hopewell,
Variety,
17 May 2026
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Tonkin marked their first wedding anniversary in a belated Instagram post on Tuesday, May 12.—
Ashlyn Robinette,
PEOPLE,
13 May 2026
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Contrary to their sides of years past, this iteration of PSG are physically outstanding — and Luis Enrique rotates his players in the less-demanding and smaller (18 teams to the Premier League’s 20) Ligue 1 to ensure that.—
Liam Tharme,
New York Times,
31 May 2026
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Two additional outstanding narrator wins followed in 2019 for Our Planet, Netflix’s first-ever nature doc, and in 2020 for the BBC’s Seven Worlds, One Planet.—
Brande Victorian,
HollywoodReporter,
31 May 2026
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An odd couple—one a goblin squeezed into an improbable trench-coat onesie, a fedora, and high heels—promenades down a steep incline while other strollers come and go.—
Jeremy Lybarger,
Artforum,
2 June 2026
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Freeman envisioned the steep bluff as a natural amphitheater and arranged the villas on staggered terraces that hug the headland to ensure unobstructed ocean views over the roofs below.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
2 June 2026
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Under a bill that cleared a key committee on Wednesday evening, annual tax sales — the government’s way of dealing with delinquent property tax payments — are in line for a major shake-up statewide, though in Cook County most of all.—
A.D. Quig,
Chicago Tribune,
28 May 2026
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Central Valley Community Bank provided the hotel’s owner with the now-delinquent construction loan in 2019, according to county real estate records.—
George Avalos,
Mercury News,
27 May 2026
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It should not be used for broiling, high-heat searing or any cooking method that requires extreme heat.—
Ryan Brennan
June 2,
Sacbee.com,
3 June 2026
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As with the rest of the hotel, rooms and suites blend extreme comfort and modern convenience with antique beauty, atmosphere and brilliant art.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
3 June 2026
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“Overdue.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overdue. Accessed 5 Jun. 2026.
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