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O·ver·due
/ˌōvərˈdo͞o/
adjective
1.
not having arrived, happened, or been done by the expected time:
"the rent was nearly three months overdue"
Similar
late
not on time
behind schedule
behindhand
behind time
long-
overdue
long-delayed
delayed
belated
tardy
unpunctual
unpaid
unsettled
owing
owed
to be paid
payable
receivable
due
outstanding
undischarged
in arrears
in the red
delinquent
past due
Opposite
early
punctual
on time
▪
(of a woman) having gone beyond the expected time for a menstrual period:
"I was already a week-and-a-half overdue"
▪
(of a baby) not having been born by the expected time:
"our daughter was six days overdue"
▪
(of a library book) retained longer than the period allowed.
2.
having been needed for some time:
"reform is now overdue"
▪
having deserved or needed something for some time:
"she was overdue for some leave"
Scrabble Points: 11
O
1
V
4
E
1
R
1
D
2
U
1
E
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