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as in delayed
not arriving, or occurring, or settled at the due, usual, or proper time
an overdue library book will be subject to daily fines
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as in unpaid
not yet paid
an overdue bill that's started incurring interest charges
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as in excessive
going beyond a normal or acceptable limit in degree or amount
spends an overdue percentage of her income on housing expenses like rent and utilities
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Recent Examples of overdue
Anderson’s Oscar win is long overdue.
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Joe Reid, Vulture, 7 Nov. 2025
The metal giants are currently pounding their way through a long-overdue tour of Australia and New Zealand, a six-date coast-to-coast swing for the M72 World Tour.
—Lars Brandle, Billboard, 6 Nov. 2025
City Council members expressed support Wednesday for the general concept, contending the city badly needs more revenue to provide crucial services and tackle years of overdue infrastructure projects.
—David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Nov. 2025
For producer Dan Gore and publicist Nicholas Lindholm, the move to Orange County felt overdue.
—Holly Alvarado, Oc Register, 6 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for overdue
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And when sunrise was artificially delayed by three hours, the rate of the finches' singing intensified and commenced sooner compared with non-delayed sunrises.—
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Identity data from incidents like this is frequently reused later for delayed fraud.—
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This means any unpaid amount, whether utilities or other charges, can make an account delinquent because it must be paid at the same time as rent.—
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Since the jury decision in 2022, the township has been accruing interest on the unpaid settlement.—
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Diane Nygaard, an Oceanside resident and representative of the nonprofit Preserve Calavera, said the developer’s request for 14 waivers of city development standards is excessive.—
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Shorter days and excessive time indoors?—
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That’s true historically — Netflix ran a 10K on streaming before Disney could lace up its sneakers, prompting a mad belated frenzy from the Burbank firm to get its own service up and running more than a decade later, in 2019.—
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China, meanwhile, is living with the long shadow of its one-child policy, which was eased to a two-child rule in 2016 and then to a three-child policy in 2021 in a belated push to boost births.—
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The Directors Guild of America has named the nominees for its 2025 awards in the outstanding directorial achievement in television, commercials and documentary categories.—
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The Hollywood Reporter snagged a nomination again for outstanding magazine overall coverage in a list that also includes The Advocate, Cosmo, Gaye Magazine, Out, People, Poz, Rolling Stone, Time and Variety.—
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That’s where the Kate Spade Outlet comes in, offering polished, functional purses at steep discounts.—
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The figures, while slightly less than official economists’ estimates, assuaged concerns about a steeper drop in employment.—
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The tax collector of the town of Granby has slated them for public auction to satisfy delinquent taxes and charges under state law, according to the town.—
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The delinquent financing totals $21 million, Santa Clara County real estate records show.—
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An extreme cold watch is issued when dangerously cold air temperatures or wind chill values are possible.—
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Here, sea level rise is accelerating at some of the most extreme rates on Earth, while hurricanes increasingly are swirling ashore with an unprecedented ferociousness.—
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“Overdue.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overdue. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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