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Dictionary: o·ver·due   (ō'vər-dū', -dyū') pronunciation
adj.
  1. Being unpaid when due: an overdue bill.
  2. Coming or arriving after the scheduled or expected time: an overdue train.
    1. Expected or required but not yet having come about.
    2. Being something that should have occurred earlier. See synonyms at tardy.

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adjective

    Not being on time: behindhand, belated, late, tardy. See time.

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adj

Definition: late, behind schedule
Antonyms: early, paid


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pronunciation

IN BRIEF: Past a set time.

pronunciation I'm way overdue for a promotion. I've made so many lateral moves, I'm beside myself. — Gary Apple, TV sitcom writer.

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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - for længst forfalden, forsinket

Nederlands (Dutch)
achterstallig, te laat

Français (French)
adj. - en retard, impayé, présenté tardivement (un chèque, une facture), dont le terme est dépassé (pour une femme enceinte)

Deutsch (German)
adj. - überfällig

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - καθυστερημένος, (για οφειλή) υπερήμερος, εκπρόθεσμος

Italiano (Italian)
in sofferenza, arretrato

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - atrasado, vencido e não pago

Русский (Russian)
запоздалый

Español (Spanish)
adj. - atrasado, vencido y sin pagar, requerido o esperado desde hace tiempo

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - förfallen, försenad, länge emotsedd, mogen

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
过期的, 迟到的, 未兑的

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 過期的, 遲到的, 未兌的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 지불 기한이 넘은, 늦은

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 支払い期限の過ぎた, 遅れた, 延着した

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) فات ميعاده‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮מעבר למועד הצפוי, שזמן פרעונו עבר, מאחר‬


 
 
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premature
Delinquent (business term)

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