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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
- v·ܱn noun
Example Sentences
But Kirchlechner, while welcoming the move as "long overdue", added that the proposal is "not going to solve the problem".
Mahama's supporters have backed the move as a long overdue move to clean up the judiciary.
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.
"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."
To Inspector General Max Huntsman, the county watchdog, that sort of recalibration seems long overdue.
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