How to Use overdue in a Sentence

overdue

adjective
Definition of overduenext
Synonyms for overduenext
  • He has many overdue bills.
  • She reminded him that the rent was overdue.
  • The train is 10 minutes overdue.
  • This means the stock is overdue for a short-term bounce.
    — Schaeffer's Investment Research, Forbes, 6 July 2022
  • And the Colts were more than overdue to win a season opener.
    — Scott Horner, The Indianapolis Star, 20 Dec. 2022
  • Chapman’s Song of the Year win marks a long overdue milestone.
    — Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 1 Feb. 2024
  • Haiti’s last elections were in 2016 and new ones are long overdue.
    — Jacqueline Charles and, Miami Herald, 1 Feb. 2024
  • That's a rarity in this field and a change that has been long overdue.
    — Jessica Radloff, Glamour, 3 Mar. 2024
  • Respect is the long-overdue biopic on the life of musical icon Aretha Franklin.
    — Stacey Grant, Seventeen, 19 Jan. 2023
  • In line with these slimmer styles is the overdue return of the skinny and stovepipe.
    — Kristina Rutkowski, Vogue, 7 Sep. 2024
  • If this is news to you, your dog may be overdue for an ear cleaning.
    — Jacob Livesay, USA TODAY, 30 Sep. 2022
  • The time to put aside talk and put plans into action is long overdue.
    — Trenor Williams, Forbes, 25 Aug. 2022
  • Getting back to the Olympics after 16 years is a nice — if long overdue — first step.
    — Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 24 July 2024
  • The project is 10 years overdue and cost twice as much as expected.
    — Tim Fernholz, Quartz, 11 July 2022
  • Bey is clearly due, even overdue, for an album of the year win.
    — Paul Grein, Billboard, 4 Oct. 2024
  • The city’s housing plan is already more than a year overdue.
    — Ryan MacAsero, The Mercury News, 21 May 2024
  • Finally, the Queen of Pop makes a long overdue appearance in the top tier.
    — Lars Brandle, Billboard, 9 June 2023
  • In many regards, a team-up from Minaj and Swift is long overdue.
    — Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 21 Dec. 2023
  • But for many, the new law, which went into effect March 28, was long overdue.
    — Sadiba Hasan, New York Times, 27 Apr. 2023
  • That left Moltenbrey to contact the retail giant for the overdue payment.
    — Ramishah Maruf, CNN, 29 Apr. 2023
  • The band is obviously way, way overdue to get into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
    — Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 12 Aug. 2022
  • Some neighbors said the camp’s closure was long overdue.
    — Livia Albeck-Ripka, New York Times, 30 July 2023
  • That’s what all the headlines are saying this year, and so many of your fans are saying this is long overdue.
    — Los Angeles Times, 2 Aug. 2022
  • The kind of reckoning that’s happening in the hip-hop world is long overdue.
    — Angela Watercutter, WIRED, 13 Oct. 2024
  • The vessel matched the description of the overdue mariner’s boat, officials said.
    — Stephen Sorace, Fox News, 19 Nov. 2023
  • And Germany has been long overdue in facing this hypocrisy.
    — Lev Golinkin, CNN, 31 Jan. 2023
  • All this makes a book such as Keir Starmer: The Biography feel long overdue.
    — The Week Staff, theweek, 6 June 2024
  • The narrative that Nolan is overdue for a win will get eyes glued to the TV screens when the 96th awards ceremony airs in March.
    — Clayton Davis, Variety, 14 Sep. 2023
  • Roses are red, violets are blue, and a night out with my crush is long overdue.
    — Leah Campano, Seventeen, 2 Feb. 2023
  • Texture: Any sort of flaking or a slimy appearance means your sponge is overdue for a replacement.
    — Katelyn Squiers, Better Homes & Gardens, 30 Oct. 2024

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