overdue

[ oh-ver-doo, -dyoo ]
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adjective
  1. past due, as a delayed train or a bill not paid by the assigned date; late: two overdue library books.

  2. too long awaited; needed or expected for some time: Improvements in our highway system are long overdue.

  1. more than sufficiently advanced, mature, or ready: That country is overdue for industrial development.

Origin of overdue

1
First recorded in 1835–45; over- + due

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  • o·ver·due·ness, noun

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British Dictionary definitions for overdue

overdue

/ (ˌəʊvəˈdjuː) /


adjective
  1. past the time specified, required, or preferred for arrival, occurrence, payment, etc

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