overdue

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overdue

/ˌəʊ.vəˈdju/ UK
/ˌoʊ.vəɹˈdu/ US

Sounds like overdo (US, some dialects)

Where it comes from

From over- + due.

adjective more overdue · most overdue

Late; especially, past a deadline or too late to fulfill a need. his library books were three days overdue; my car is overdue for an oil change; she finally left on a long overdue vacation
Similar: backward, behindhand, belated, late, lated, overdue, tardy

Opposite: premature, punctual

noun overdues

A borrowed item (such as a library book) that has not been returned on time.
A payment or invoice that is past due.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: delinquent, due, owed, belated, tardy, late, lagging, delayed, delay, deferred, retard, retarded, missing, expired, wait, obsolete

adjective

Opposite: premature, punctual

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Every language

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

Español	atrasado
中文	过期的 guò qī de, 迟到的 chí dào de
Português	tardio
Français	en retard
Deutsch	überfällig, ausstehend
Italiano	scaduto, in ritardo
Русский	просроченный prosročennyj, запоздалый zapozdalyj

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@misc{overdue_2026,
  title = {overdue},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/overdue},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}