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overdue

[ oh-ver-doo, -dyoo ]

adjective

  1. past due, as a delayed train or a bill not paid by the assigned date; late:

    two overdue library books.

    Synonyms: ,

  2. too long awaited; needed or expected for some time:

    Improvements in our highway system are long overdue.

  3. more than sufficiently advanced, mature, or ready:

    That country is overdue for industrial development.



overdue

/ ˌəʊəˈː /

adjective

  1. past the time specified, required, or preferred for arrival, occurrence, payment, etc
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other Word Forms

  • v·ܱn noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of overdue1

First recorded in 1835–45; over- + due
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But Kirchlechner, while welcoming the move as "long overdue", added that the proposal is "not going to solve the problem".

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Mahama's supporters have backed the move as a long overdue move to clean up the judiciary.

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But the reception Alta FC has received suggests this one was long overdue: The team sold more than 2,000 season tickets and sold out the stadium’s 11 suites before it had played a game.

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"It is very unusual to see the felling of an oak tree of this size and age. Legally protected status for heritage trees like the Whitewebbs Oak is long overdue."

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To Inspector General Max Huntsman, the county watchdog, that sort of recalibration seems long overdue.

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