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Definition of overdue - Reverso English Dictionary
Adjective
1.
late paymentpast the time specified for payment or return
- The rent is overdue by two weeks.
2.
library booknot returned by the library due date
- This book is overdue at the library.
3.
timeRare expected change or event that should have happenedRare
- The policy reform is long overdue.
Expressions with overdue
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delayed for a long time and needed now
The meeting was long overdue.
Origin of overdue
Middle English, over (beyond) + due (owed)
Terms with overdue included in their meaning
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delay
become delayed or overdue
overdue books
money charged for returning books late
money
overdue or in arrears
overdue bills
agency specializing in recovering debts
finance
person who collects overdue payments
time
moment when something is overdue or urgent
figurative
moment has come to make a needed or overdue change
debt collection
business that collects overdue debts
overdue payment
failure to pay a debt or tax on time
overdue action
something should have been done earlier
emotion
expresses impatience for something overdue
urgent need
require something right away, often already overdue
time
long overdue event
finance
overdue taxes still owed to a tax authority
government
actions by authorities to collect unpaid or overdue taxes
backlog
work or tasks that are overdue
finance
demand for overdue payments in financial contexts
finance
rules and procedures for collecting overdue payments from clients
impatience
expresses impatience for something overdue to happen
finance
settlement of overdue money owed from missed earlier payments
employment
overdue pay owed to workers for past work already completed
Examples of overdue in a sentence
Her credit card payment is overdue again. The overdue book was finally returned. She received a fine for the overdue novel. The overdue payment caused concern. Her promotion was long overdue.
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- French:en retard, en souffrance, ...
- German:überfällig, verspätet, ...
- Italian:scaduto, non restituito, ...
- Spanish:atrasado, pendiente de devolución, ...
- Portuguese:atrasado, não devolvido, ...
- Chinese:逾期的, 未按时归还的, ...
- Japanese:遅れている, 返却期限が過ぎた, ...
- Arabic:مُتَأَخِّر, مُتَأَخِّر عَن الإِرْجَاع, ...
- Hebrew:בְּאִיחוּר, מְאוּחָר, ...
- Russian:просроченный, назревший, ...
- Ukrainian:прострочений, назрілий, ...
- Hindi:अतिदेय, वापसी की नियत तिथि से आगे, ...
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