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[ oh-ver-doo, -dyoo ] / ˌoʊ vərˈdu, -ˈdyu / SEE SYNONYMS FOR overdue ON THESAURUS.COM
adjectivepast due, as a delayed train or a bill not paid by the assigned date; late: two overdue library books. too long awaited; needed or expected for some time: Improvements in our highway system are long overdue. more than sufficiently advanced, mature, or ready: That country is overdue for industrial development. Origin of overdueFirst recorded in 1835–45; over- + due SYNONYMS FOR overdueSEE SYNONYMS FOR overdue ON THESAURUS.COM OTHER WORDS FROM overdueo·ver·due·ness, nounWORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH overdueoverdo, overdue Words nearby overdueoverdraw, overdrawer, overdress, overdrive, overdub, overdue, overdye, overeager, over easy, overeat, overegg Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for overdueAnd if horse racing endures and survives, it will be the result of an overdue focus on the august animal that defines the pastime. How Kentucky Will Save Horse Racing From Itself|Jonathan Miller|September 4, 2014|DAILY BEAST During the chaos, many old grudges were settled, sometimes under the guise of overdue justice. The ‘GOT’ Red Viper and Mountain Duel, and a History of Medieval Trial by Combat|Steven Isaac|June 3, 2014|DAILY BEAST It felt good to write ... overdue, words as witness to the mistakes and record of the sacrifices. Iraq War 10th Anniversary: The Iraqi Highway Patrolman|John Kael Weston|March 20, 2013|DAILY BEAST By contrast, the Obama administration at least has started to enact some overdue executive orders. Lone Star College Shooting Proves Handguns on Campus Is a Bad Idea|John Avlon|January 23, 2013|DAILY BEAST
The portion of loans that were more than 30 days overdue fell from 2.32 percent to 1.87 percent. Goldman & JP Are Still Tops—But Dimon Takes a Pay Cut|Matthew Zeitlin|January 16, 2013|DAILY BEAST Confound her, I've got a note of hers for seventy-five dollars and it's two months overdue. Galusha the Magnificent|Joseph C. Lincoln She is gazing abstractedly out at the landing, as if waiting for some one overdue. The Prince of India, Volume I|Lew. Wallace He reached Genoa; but the ship was sixteen days overdue, and the people at home were alarmed. The Romance of the Coast|James Runciman At the Scout table the overdue meal was being greatly relished. The Girl Scouts at Camp Comalong|Lillian Garis On her first voyage something went wrong, and she returned to port three days overdue, having caused much anxiety as to her fate. The Harwich Naval Forces|E. F. Knight
British Dictionary definitions for overdue
adjectivepast the time specified, required, or preferred for arrival, occurrence, payment, etc Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to overdueunpaid, tardy, delinquent, belated, outstanding, due, held up, hung up, jammed, mature, owing, payable, unsettled, behindhand, behind time, unpunctual |