overdue
pronunciation
How to pronounce overdue in British English:
UK [ˌəʊvəˈdjuː]
How to pronounce overdue in American English:
US [ˌoʊvərˈduː]
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- Adjective:
- past due; not paid at the scheduled time
Word Origin
- overdue (adj.)
- "past the due date," 1845 of bills, 1890 of library books, 1970 of menstrual periods, from over- + due (adj.).
Example
- 1. To some people , this looks like an overdue invitation .
- 2. Indeed , this innovation , which is also overdue , may make a bigger initial splash than 3g .
- 3. While the slump did not reflect pessimism so much as an overdue dose of realism , it has had severe consequences nonetheless .
- 4. But people who are 20 , 30 or 40 years beyond graduation are using facebook to re-establish relationships with teachers and express gratitude and overdue respect .
- 5. Some pundits predict that it is a signal that microsoft intends to deliver windows or windows phone os tablet and slate devices , while others foresee an overdue overhaul of the xbox 's architecture .