overdue

/ˌoʊvərˈduː/
adjective
  1. Not done, paid, or returned by the expected or required time.
    • The rent payment is overdue, so the landlord sent a reminder.
    • Her homework was overdue because she forgot to submit it online.
    • My library book is overdue and I have to pay a fine.
  2. Having been expected or needed for a long time; long-awaited.
    • A serious conversation about the budget is overdue.
    • The team finally won a championship, and the celebration was overdue.
    • After years of planning, the new park is long overdue.
  3. Past the expected time of birth (used for a baby).
    • The doctor scheduled an induction for the overdue baby.
    • The baby was overdue by two weeks before labor finally started.
    • She felt uncomfortable because her pregnancy was overdue.
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