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单词 overdue
释义 overdue
\| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷\ adjective
1.
 a. : unpaid after the proper or assigned time of payment
  < an overdue note >
 b. : delayed (as in arrival or presentation) beyond the proper or assigned time
  < an overdue library book >
  < an overdue ship >
  < her gallant was … more than an hour overdue — Dorothy Barclay >
 c. : being something that fills a need of long standing or that has been long awaited
  < improvement is long overdue — Stuart Chase >
  < land reform which was long overdue — Richard Hunt >
  < the book is overdue — John Berryman >
  < got an overdue reward — Time >
2. : exceeding its merits or what is appropriate : excessive
 < an overdue share of attention — Evelyn Whitehead >
 < if the tool is built with overdue sturdiness — American Machinist >
3. : more than ready or ripe
 < colonies that are overdue for liberation — David Landman >
 < announcing that the country was overdue for democracy — Time >
Synonyms: see tardy
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