overdue
adjective
over·due
ˌō-vər-ˈdü 
-ˈdyü
1
a
: unpaid when due
an overdue bill
b
: delayed beyond an appointed time
an overdue train
overdue library books
2
: too great : excessive
an overdue share of the profits
3
: more than ready
overdue for a haircut
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Examples of overdue in a Sentence
She reminded him that the rent was overdue.
He has many overdue bills.
The train is 10 minutes overdue.
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Emily Blackwood, People.com, 19 Jan. 2025
Murthy’s warning is a needed and long overdue step toward helping Americans better understand the effects of even moderate drinking.
—Lisa Jarvis, Twin Cities, 18 Jan. 2025
Others see her work as a long overdue call to rebuild and are heeding to it by spearheading community outreach in their fields of expertise.
—Meagan Jordan, Rolling Stone, 15 Jan. 2025
Given the proliferation of dual-screen laptops, desktops with screens in them, and gaming handhelds, few classes of Windows devices are more overdue for a shakeup than the humble all-in-one (AIO) PC.
—Emily Forlini, PCMAG, 12 Jan. 2025
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overdue
adjective
over·due
ˌō-vər-ˈd(y)ü
1
a
: unpaid when due
overdue bills
b
: not appearing or presented on time
an overdue train
an overdue book
2
: more than ready
a country overdue for governmental reform
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