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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
Adjective
1. not having arrived or happened by the time expected or desired: a reassessment of policy on this issue is long overdue
2. (of money) not having been paid by the required date: by this time his rent was three weeks overdue
3. (of a library book) not having been returned to the library by the required date
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 << OPPOSITE early
Translations
overdue [əuvəˈdjuː] adjretrasado; [recognition] → tardío; [bill] → vencido y no pagado;
that change was long overdue → ese cambio tenía que haberse hecho hace tiempo

overdue [əuvəˈdjuː] over adjen retard; [bill] → impayé(e); [change] → qui tarde;
that change was long overdue → ce changement n'avait que trop tardé

overdue [əuvəˈdjuː] adjüberfällig;
that change was long overdue → diese Änderung war schon lange fällig

overdue [əuvəˈdjuː] adjin ritardo; [recognition] → tardivo/a; [bill] → insoluto/a;
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 myöhässä en retard מְאָחֵר अवधि बीतने पर भी जो चुकाया न गया हो zakasnio késik terlambat á eftir áætlun in ritardo 遅れた 지연된 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 erääntynyt impayé, en retard עַבָר זְמָן פּרעוֹנוֹ बकाया zakasnio rég esedékes lewat batas waktu fallinn í gjalddaga scaduto, in ritardo 期限切れの (지불[]의) 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


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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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