be overdue

Frequency: 8.535.2 per million words

to be late; to have not happened, arrived, or been returned by the expected time

overdueVERB + overdue

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Examples (10)

  • The library book is now two weeks overdue.
  • Your payment was overdue by the end of last month.
  • I think a holiday is long overdue for me.
  • These much-needed changes are seriously overdue.
  • The train is already overdue by thirty minutes.
  • The report will be overdue if you don't submit it today.
  • She realized her visa was overdue and panicked.
  • The company's annual financial audit is overdue.
  • An apology is overdue after such rude behavior.
  • His appointment was overdue, so the doctor called the next patient.