Definition of Overdue
Overdue
o·ver·due


Definition/Meaning
(adjective)
Past the expected or required time; late or delayed.

e.g. The library book is overdue and needs to be returned today.

(adjective)
late, not having happened or arrived at the expected time;

e.g. The bus is overdue, and we have been waiting for almost an hour.

(adjective)
having been ready for something for some time, in great need of something;

e.g. They were overdue for a break, but they were too busy to stop working.



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