26984 words

overdue

4 definitions • 11 examples
1
not done or happening when expected or when needed; late:

Examples:

My library books are a week overdue.
The baby is two weeks overdue (= the baby was expected to be born two weeks ago).
Changes to the tax system are long overdue.
She feels she's overdue for promotion.
2
not done or happening when expected or when needed; late:

Examples:

She feels she’s overdue for a promotion.
3
not paid on time:

Examples:

overdue payment/fee/bill We need to collect any overdue payments.
overdue loan/debt The company routinely takes money off wages to collect on overdue debts.
The number of overdue accounts climbed to 3.93% in the second quarter.
a week/month, etc. overdue The agents had a hard time getting people to pay bills that were six months overdue.
4
if something is overdue, it should have already happened or been done:

Examples:

Changes to the tax system are long overdue.
She feels she's overdue for promotion.

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