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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024o•ver•due /ˌoʊvɚˈdu, -ˈdyu/USA pronunciation adj. - having passed the time when due or expected:two overdue library books.
needed or expected for some time but not yet having been done:Improvements in the mass transit system are long overdue. advanced or ready more than enough:[be + ~* sometimes: after a noun]Her baby is overdue by at least three weeks. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024o•ver•due (ō′vər do̅o̅′, -dyo̅o̅′),USA pronunciation adj. - past 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.
o′ver•due′ness, n. - 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged tardy, behindhand.
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