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overdue

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o·ver·due  (vr-d, -dy)
adj.
1. Being unpaid when due: an overdue bill.
2. Coming or arriving after the scheduled or expected time: an overdue train.
3.
a. Expected or required but not yet having come about.
b. Being something that should have occurred earlier. See Synonyms at tardy.

overdue [ˌəʊvəˈdjuː]
adj
past the time specified, required, or preferred for arrival, occurrence, payment, etc.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.overdue - past due; not paid at the scheduled time; "an overdue installment"; "a delinquent account"
due - owed and payable immediately or on demand; "payment is due"

overdue
adjective
1. delayed, belated, late, late in the day, long delayed, behind schedule, tardy, not before time (informal), behind time, unpunctual, behindhand I'll go and pay an overdue visit to my mother.
delayed early, in advance, beforehand, in good time, ahead of time, punctual
2. unpaid, outstanding, owing, due, payable, unsettled a strike aimed at forcing the government to pay overdue salaries
Translations
overdue [ˌəʊvəˈdjuː] ADJ [salary, wages] → atrasado; [bill] → vencido y no pagado; [train, plane] → retrasado, con retraso
the plane was already overdueel avión ya iba retrasado or con retraso
the train is 30 minutes overdueel tren tiene or lleva 30 minutos de retraso
the baby is two weeks overdueel niño tenía que haber nacido hace quince días
her period was overduese le había atrasado la regla
this book is five days overdueel plazo de préstamo de este libro venció hace cinco días
that change was long overdueese cambio tenía que haberse hecho hace tiempo
that coat is long overdue for replacementhace tiempo que tenía que haber reemplazado ese abrigo por uno nuevo

overdue [ˌəʊvərˈdjuː] adj
[person] → en retard
They're half an hour overdue → Ils sont en retard d'une demi-heure., Ils ont une demi-heure de retard.
[baby] → en retard sur la date prévue (de l'accouchement), qui aurait déjànaître
[bill] → en souffrance; [rent, payment] → en retard
The rent is three weeks overdue → Il y a trois semaines de loyer en retard.
[change, event] to be overdue → se faire attendre
to be long overdue [reform] → n'avoir que trop tardé
That change was long overdue → Ce changement n'avait que trop tardé.
[library book, rented video] → en retard
to be two weeks overdue [library book, rented video] → avoir deux semaines de retard

overdue [ˌəʊvəˈdjuː] adj (bill, rent) → arretrato/a; (library book) → col prestito scaduto; (train, bus) → in ritardo; (recognition) → tardivo/a (fam) (baby, period) → in ritardo
she's a week overdue (pregnant woman) → è in ritardo di una settimana (sulla data prevista del parto)
this work is 2 days overdue → questo lavoro andava consegnato 2 giorni fa
that change was long overdue → quel cambiamento ci voleva da tempo
overdue [ˌəʊvəˈdjuː] adj (bill, rent) → arretrato/a; (library book) → col prestito scaduto; (train, bus) → in ritardo; (recognition) → tardivo/a (fam) (baby, period) → in ritardo
she's a week overdue (pregnant woman) → è in ritardo di una settimana (sulla data prevista del parto)
this work is 2 days overdue → questo lavoro andava consegnato 2 giorni fa
that change was long overdue → quel cambiamento ci voleva da tempo

overdue
adj overdue [əuvəˈdjuː]
1 late The train is overdue. laat مُتأخِّر عن ميعاد وُصولِه закъснял zpožděný forsinket verspätet καθυστερημένος atrasado, con retraso hilinenud تاخیر دار؛ دیر myöhästynyt en retard מְאָחֵר अवधि बीतने पर भी जो चुकाया न गया हो zakasnio késik terlambat á eftir áætlun in ritardo 遅れた 연착한 vėluojantis, pasivėlinęs nokavējies terlewat te laat forsinket spóźniony atrasado în întârziere опаздывающий oneskorený zakasnel kasniti försenad พ้นกำหนด geç (kalmış) 遲到的 запізнілий, запізнений ليٹ، مؤخر quá chậm
2 (of bills, work etc) not yet paid, done, delivered etc, although the date for doing this has passed overdue library books. agterstallig, laat مُتأخِّر عن ميعاد اسْتِحقاقِه просрочен zpožděný přes stanovenou lhůtu forfalden; over tiden überfällig εκπρόθεσμος atrasado, vencida y sin pagar (factura) tähtaja ületanud دارای دیرکرد myöhästynyt impayé, en retard עַבָר זְמָן פּרעוֹנוֹ बकाया zakasnio rég esedékes lewat batas waktu fallinn í gjalddaga scaduto, in ritardo 期限切れの 지급 기한이 지난 laiku nesumokėtas, negrąžintas, neatliktas laikā nenokārtots; nokavēts terlewat ahterstallig forfalt, over tida zaległy em atraso restant; cu termen depăşit просроченный s uplynutou stanovenou lehotou zakasnel u zakašnjenju förfallen, som skulle ha varit betald พ้นกำหนด süresi geçmiş 過期的 прострочений واجبي، غير ادا شدہ quá hạn

overdue فات موعد استحقاقه dlouho očekávaný for længst forfalden überfällig καθυστερημένος vencido myöhästynyt impayé zaostao scaduto 遅れた 연체된 te laat forfalt zaległy atrasado просроченный förfallen พ้นกำหนดเวลา ödeme günü geçmiş quá chậm 过了期限的


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Seating myself in a corner of the transept where I could see all and be little seen, I with the rest awaited the coming of the overdue bridegroom.
Everybody had given up hope--the Royal William was eight weeks overdue.
In his pocket was precisely the room- rent for the following week, the advance payment of which was already three days overdue and clamorously demanded by the hard- faced landlady.
 
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