years overdue

Frequency: 6.89.5 per million words

late by a period of several years

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Examples (10)

  • These changes are years overdue.
  • The library book I found behind the shelf was ten years overdue.
  • A promotion for such a dedicated employee is several years overdue.
  • The debt is now five years overdue and must be settled immediately.
  • A major overhaul of the city's aging infrastructure is many years overdue.
  • The tax department discovered that his filings were three years overdue.
  • Public recognition of her scientific contribution is years overdue.
  • Updating the safety regulations for the factory is years overdue.
  • Geologists warn that a massive earthquake in this region is years overdue.
  • His apology was sincere, even if it was many years overdue.