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
Despite the questions, most podcasters agree that the recognition is overdue.
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Clayton Davis, Variety, 10 May 2025
When Staley negotiated for equal pay to her counterpart — South Carolina men’s basketball coach — women’s basketball was fighting, in the wake of the NCAA bubble seasons, for long overdue equal opportunity and footing in the NCAA and on their own campuses.
—Chantel Jennings, New York Times, 30 Apr. 2025
The money was to help pay for overdue maintenance or replacement of harbor facilities such as docks, gangways, gates, pilings, rip-rap and jetties.
—Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Apr. 2025
And overdue bills frequently mushroom because HOAs tack on attorney fees, late fees and other costs.
—Ames Alexander, Charlotte Observer, 27 Apr. 2025
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Clayton Davis, Variety, 10 May 2025
When Staley negotiated for equal pay to her counterpart — South Carolina men’s basketball coach — women’s basketball was fighting, in the wake of the NCAA bubble seasons, for long overdue equal opportunity and footing in the NCAA and on their own campuses.
—Chantel Jennings, New York Times, 30 Apr. 2025
The money was to help pay for overdue maintenance or replacement of harbor facilities such as docks, gangways, gates, pilings, rip-rap and jetties.
—Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Apr. 2025
And overdue bills frequently mushroom because HOAs tack on attorney fees, late fees and other costs.
—Ames Alexander, Charlotte Observer, 27 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for overdue
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In some cases, lawyers said students had their legal statuses altered for minor traffic violations, such as unpaid parking tickets.—
Zachary Schermele,
USA Today,
16 May 2025
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The unpaid toll messages are part of a group of scams, known as smishing scams, that target victims with text messages seeking to convince them to click a malicious link or provide sensitive information.—
Julia Shapero,
The Hill,
14 May 2025
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Among its findings were that Banks used excessive force and falsely imprisoned Myles; that Banks’ use of his dog violated Myles’ Fourth Amendment rights; that Banks and the county were both negligent; and that the county violated Myles’ civil rights by failing to properly train and supervise Banks.—
Alex Riggins,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
16 May 2025
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These thunderstorms are producing an excessive amount of deadly cloud to ground lightning.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
16 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 most significant example has been Apple’s efforts to shore up iPhone production in India in a bid to avoid the steep U.S. tariffs placed on China that are now paused.—
Siladitya Ray,
Forbes.com,
15 May 2025
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The Lower Gauley in late summer delivers intense Class V action through steep, technical drops.—
West Virginia Tourism,
AFAR Media,
15 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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But beggars can’t be choosers, so Vargas-Keller will be something to watch in round two of the City Series in late July at Sox Park.—
Paul Sullivan,
Chicago Tribune,
19 May 2025
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Elissa was scheduled for more imaging tests in late August to see whether the tumors responded to the new therapy.—
Kristen Jordan Shamus,
USA Today,
19 May 2025
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“Overdue.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overdue. Accessed 23 May. 2025.
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