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overdue
[oh-ver-doo, -dyoo]
adjective
past due, as a delayed train or a bill not paid by the assigned date; late.
two overdue library books.
Synonyms: ,too long awaited; needed or expected for some time.
Improvements in our highway system are long overdue.
more than sufficiently advanced, mature, or ready.
That country is overdue for industrial development.
overdue
/ ˌəʊəˈː /
adjective
past the time specified, required, or preferred for arrival, occurrence, payment, etc
Other Word Forms
- overdueness noun
Example Sentences
Labour MP Rachael Maskell, who has been a leading campaigner for restoring winter fuel payments, welcomed the government's change in policy, saying it was "long overdue".
It’s never really something that I wrapped my head around or thought was even possible, but they’re opening up the eligibility, which I think is overdue and inevitable anyway.
Environmental groups say the rules — nearly two years in the making — are long overdue and should be even more aggressive.
“This is part of a reckoning that is long overdue,” Viola said.
"It's overdue, underfunded and totally underwhelming. Our armed forces deserve better than this."
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