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o⋅ver⋅due
[oh-ver-doo, -dyoo]
–adjective
| 1. | past due, as a delayed train or a bill not paid by the assigned date; late: two overdue library books. |
| 2. | too long awaited; needed or expected for some time: Improvements in our highway system are long overdue. |
| 3. | more than sufficiently advanced, mature, or ready: That country is overdue for industrial development. |
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o·ver·due (ō'vər-dōō', -dyōō') adj.
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Overdue
O"ver*due"\, a. Due and more than due; delayed beyond the proper time of arrival or payment, etc.; as, an overdue vessel; an overdue note.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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Language Translation for : overdue
Spanish:
atrasado, con retraso,
German:
verspätet,
Japanese:
遅れた
overdue
"past the due date," 1845 of bills, 1890 of library books, 1970 of menstrual periods, from over + due.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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