[
UK
/ˌəʊvədjˈuː/
]
[ US /ˈoʊvɝˈdu/ ]
[ US /ˈoʊvɝˈdu/ ]
ADJECTIVE
-
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