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[ UK /ˌə‍ʊvədjˈuː/ ]
[ US /ˈoʊvɝˈdu/ ]
ADJECTIVE
  1. past due; not paid at the scheduled time
    a delinquent account
    an overdue installment

How To Use overdue In A Sentence

  • The publicity coming out now is long overdue. Times, Sunday Times
  • The most raucous celebrations of an overdue renaissance are scheduled for the south of France next month. Times, Sunday Times
  • But I do have a mountain of overdue schoolwork to do
  • The bubble burst late last year as the economy started sputtering, and now about 10 per cent of credit card debt is more than one month overdue in Asia's fourth-largest economy.
  • That mediocre, built-on-the-cheap excuse for a bypass is overdue for an upgrade.
  • Okay, that wage increase for home health workers was overdue.
  • That's because I believe the GST is a long overdue, necessary part of fundamental reform of our patch-work-quilt system. Challenges We Have Met and Challenges Ahead
  • Sometimes for comic effect — loved how Santana's hilariously torchy "Trouty Mouth" ode to Sam was briefly trending on Twitter — but more frequently for overdue emotional payoff, because as Mr. Shue says, "The greatest songs are about hurt. Matt's TV Week in Review
  • But a tribute to this remarkable woman is long overdue, from me as a colleague and friend and as a spokesperson for the journal.
  • The system is long overdue for a complete overhaul. Times, Sunday Times
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