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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Because of overdue bills, vendors don’t want to send the hospital new supplies, and there are delays in fixing broken equipment.
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Michelle Marchante, Miami Herald, 11 May 2024
Winn finally got a couple outs after that before Charlie Blackmon tripled, extending the inning and forcing Winn’s exit that was a handful of batters overdue.
—Kyle Newman, The Denver Post, 9 May 2024
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Michelle Marchante, Miami Herald, 11 May 2024
Winn finally got a couple outs after that before Charlie Blackmon tripled, extending the inning and forcing Winn’s exit that was a handful of batters overdue.
—Kyle Newman, The Denver Post, 9 May 2024
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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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