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
Google’s long overdue smart home refresh finally has a date… 1st October.
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Paul Lamkin, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Those are some of the more familiar titles from the towering stack of September 2025 poetry, so read on for a few surprises, including superheroes, mystics and martyrs, along with an overdue Selected Poems and a debut that conjures a boi Cain and her sister Abel.
—Rebecca Morgan Frank
september 2, Literary Hub, 2 Sep. 2025
Accidents happen outside, and someone else realizing you’re overdue can actually save your life.
—Grayson Haver Currin, Outside, 2 Sep. 2025
This long overdue 4K upgrade includes interviews with Hill, Snipes, and Rhames, and a new audio commentary with film historian Mike Leeder and filmmaker Matt Routledge.
—Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 1 Sep. 2025
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Paul Lamkin, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Those are some of the more familiar titles from the towering stack of September 2025 poetry, so read on for a few surprises, including superheroes, mystics and martyrs, along with an overdue Selected Poems and a debut that conjures a boi Cain and her sister Abel.
—Rebecca Morgan Frank
september 2, Literary Hub, 2 Sep. 2025
Accidents happen outside, and someone else realizing you’re overdue can actually save your life.
—Grayson Haver Currin, Outside, 2 Sep. 2025
This long overdue 4K upgrade includes interviews with Hill, Snipes, and Rhames, and a new audio commentary with film historian Mike Leeder and filmmaker Matt Routledge.
—Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 1 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for overdue
Adjective
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Factors such as the co-owner Cary Heizenrader's death contritubed to the delayed opening.—
Bahar Anooshahr,
AZCentral.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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The atypical symptoms can lead to delayed or incorrect diagnosis.—
Health,
Health,
16 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Isleton also owes $195,000 to the Employment Development Department to pay off unpaid taxes, penalties, and interest from June 2017 to September 2013.—
Emma Hall,
Sacbee.com,
2 Sep. 2025
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Doepke took unpaid leave from Northwestern, with an option to return full time in 2025.—
Kate Armanini,
Chicago Tribune,
2 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Avoid using excessive water to prevent damaging the floors.—
Daley Quinn,
Southern Living,
7 Sep. 2025
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Common symptoms include excessive scratching, licking, ear infections, and digestive issues.—
Kasey Caminiti,
USA Today,
6 Sep. 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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The misguided focus on containment is a belated echo of the nuclear age, when the United States and others limited the spread of atomic bombs by restricting access to enriched uranium, by keeping an eye on what certain scientists were doing and by sending inspectors into labs and military bases.—
Zeynep Tufekci,
The Mercury News,
12 Feb. 2025
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Five years Signing a left-back was a priority for West Ham, and the 20-year-old Senegal international, one of the outstanding players in the Czech league last season, looks a real prospect.—
Tim Spiers,
New York Times,
2 Sep. 2025
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Goode and Bell make this team because of their special teams contributions, and McClendon’s outstanding training camp earned him an extended stay on Miami’s practice squad.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
2 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Aviation resources and hand crews will play a primary role due to steep, rocky terrain and limited dozer access.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
5 Sep. 2025
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The district’s disparate parts would be connected largely by two-lane highways cutting through steep slopes of places such as the Modoc National Forest, where nervous drivers must beware of a lack of guardrails.—
David Mark,
The Washington Examiner,
5 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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If a student loan borrower is in default, the Education Department can direct employers to withhold up to 15% of a delinquent borrower’s disposable pay until the loan is paid off or is no longer in default status, according to the National Consumer Law Center.—
Sydney Lake,
Fortune,
29 Aug. 2025
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What to expect for Charlotte’s office market Again, Charlotte isn’t leading the pack for office building sales or delinquent loans.—
Desiree Mathurin,
Charlotte Observer,
29 Aug. 2025
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There are a number of majority-minority districts in blue states as well which, if viewed by the Court as unconstitutionally created, could further complicate blue-state efforts to respond to Texas-style extreme gerrymandering.—
Tom Rogers,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Sep. 2025
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Louisville Metro Council is considering an ordinance to define and regulate new types of homeless shelters that council members hope will help expand shelter access during periods of extreme weather.—
Killian Baarlaer,
The Courier-Journal,
3 Sep. 2025
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“Overdue.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overdue. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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