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- Dictionaryoverdue/ˌəʊvəˈdjuː/
adjective
- 1. not having arrived, happened, or been done by the expected time: "the rent was nearly three months overdue" Similar Opposite
- 2. having been needed for some time: "reform is now overdue"
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not done or happening when expected or when needed; late: My library books are a week overdue. The baby is two weeks overdue (= the baby was expected to be born two weeks ago). Changes to the tax system are long overdue. She feels she's overdue for promotion. Synonym. late (AFTER EXPECTED TIME) Compare. delinquent adjective US formal.
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. Synonyms. behindhand. belated. delinquent. late. latish. tardy.
Overdue definition: past due, as a delayed train or a bill not paid by the assigned date; late. See examples of OVERDUE used in a sentence.
not done or happening when expected or when needed; late: My library books are a week overdue. The baby is two weeks overdue (= the baby was expected to be born two weeks ago). Changes to the tax system are long overdue. She feels she's overdue for promotion. Synonym. late(AFTER EXPECTED TIME) Compare. delinquentadjectiveUSformal.
If you say that a change or an event is overdue, you mean that it should have happened before now.
Something that's overdue should have happened or been dealt with a long time ago, like the long overdue recognition for the people who rescued motorists in last winter's big snowstorm. Overdue literally means "past the due date."
adjective. /ˌəʊvəˈdjuː/ /ˌəʊvərˈduː/ not paid, done, returned, etc. by the required or expected time. an overdue payment/library book. The rent is now overdue. Her baby is two weeks overdue. This car is overdue for a service. Extra Examples. Topics Money c2. Oxford Collocations Dictionary. Questions about grammar and vocabulary?
