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Definitions for OVERDUE
ˌoʊ vərˈdu, -ˈdyuover·due

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. delinquent, overdueadjective

    past due; not paid at the scheduled time

    "an overdue installment"; "a delinquent account"

GCIDE

  1. overdueadjective

    Due and more than due; delayed beyond the proper time of arrival, payment, return, etc.; as, an overdue vessel; an overdue note; a book overdue at the library; an overdue payment.

Wiktionary

  1. overdueadjective

    Late; especially, past a deadline or too late to fulfill a need.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Overdue

    ō-vėr-dū′, adj. due beyond the time: unpaid at the right time.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of OVERDUE in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of OVERDUE in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of OVERDUE in a Sentence

  1. Chuck Schumer:

    It’s not just an idea whose time has come; it’s long overdue, we have all seen the agony of a young person arrested with a small amount of marijuana in his or her pocket. And because of the historical over-criminalization of marijuana, they have a very severe criminal record they have to live with their whole lives.

  2. Randy Forbes:

    The passage of U.S. vessels within 12 nautical miles of China’s man-made features in the South China Sea is a necessary and overdue response to China’s destabilizing behavior in the region.

  3. Mats Wilander:

    Cilic for me is second favorite, you do not want to play against Cilic. He has won one( Grand Slam title) and he feels like he's overdue a second one.

  4. Gloria Allred:

    It's long overdue for him to face this.

  5. Joseph Brucia:

    I feel wonderful, it’s long overdue. The inept and corrupt criminal justice system could not get it done, so the natural order of things finally took care of it.

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