- past the time specified, required, or preferred for arrival, occurrence, payment, etc
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o•ver•due /ˌoʊvɚˈdu, -ˈdyu/USA pronunciation
adj. needed or expected for some time but not yet having been done:Improvements in the mass transit system are long overdue.
advanced or ready more than enough:[be + ~;sometimes: after a noun]Her baby is overdue by at least three weeks.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026- having passed the time when due or expected:two overdue library books.
o•ver•due
(ō′vər do̅o̅′, -dyo̅o̅′),USA pronunciation adj.
o′ver•due′ness, n.
- past due, as a delayed train or a bill not paid by the assigned date;
late:two overdue library books. - 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.
- over- + due 1835–45
- 1. tardy, behindhand.
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overdue /ˌəʊvəˈdjuː/ adj
'overdue' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
over-
- advice
- arrear
- arrearage
- back
- bear
- delinquent
- holder in due course
- Lutine bell
- notice
- whosesoever