as in delayed
not arriving, occurring, or settled at the due, usual, or proper time
the bank was annoyed because our check was delinquent
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Recent Examples of delinquent
David Moin, WWD, 11 Dec. 2024
What that means for finishing it Stalled CT apartment conversion pays delinquent property taxes.
—Sean Krofssik, Hartford Courant, 9 Jan. 2025
Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 Nov. 2024
That’s basically the entire math section of the SAT, a test that most of these delinquents probably failed.
—Emma Sharpe, Vulture, 16 Oct. 2024
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Adjective
Closing the deal would be good news for vendors, considering Saks has been delinquent on payments.
—David Moin, WWD, 11 Dec. 2024
What that means for finishing it Stalled CT apartment conversion pays delinquent property taxes.
—Sean Krofssik, Hartford Courant, 9 Jan. 2025
Noun
Brian Tyree Henry and Narcos alum Wagner Moura play two long-time Philly friends and delinquents who pose as DEA agents to rob a country house.
—Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 Nov. 2024
That’s basically the entire math section of the SAT, a test that most of these delinquents probably failed.
—Emma Sharpe, Vulture, 16 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for delinquent
Noun
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However, rumors that the derelict mansion in the video was Jordan’s have since been debunked.—
Megan Johnson,
Architectural Digest,
19 Sep. 2024
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Maine’s housing stock skews old, with high rates of derelict and seasonally vacant properties.—
Donovan Lynch,
NBC News,
4 Aug. 2024
Adjective
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Only three teams averaged fewer substitutions before the 75th minute than Hayes’ 2.0 per game, while her average time of making a change (74.1 minutes into a game) was tardier than the tournament average of 68.6.—
Jeff Rueter,
The Athletic,
11 Aug. 2024
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Learn more: Best credit cards of 2023 A loophole allowed banks to charge excessive late fees, regulators say Under the CARD Act, banks were supposed to charge late fees only to recover their costs in collecting the tardy payments.—
Daniel de Visé,
USA TODAY,
5 Mar. 2024
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The fight almost bankrupts the town of Shelby, Montana, which borrowed heavily to stage it. 1930 — Helen Wills Moody wins her fourth straight singles title at Wimbledon with a 6-2, 6-2 win over Elizabeth Ryan.—
Houston Mitchell,
Los Angeles Times,
4 July 2023
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The plan is intended to prevent the company from being dissolved, forced into liquidation or formally declared bankrupt.—
Michelle Toh,
CNN,
19 May 2020
Adjective
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The city’s 3-K program, for three-year-olds, is not yet universal, owing to Mayor Eric Adams’s budget austerity; his latest budget proposal leaves 3-K with a funding gap of a hundred and twelve million dollars.—
Jessica Winter,
The New Yorker,
18 Jan. 2025
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Three players have played left tackle, and a fourth — D.J. Humphries, signed in late November — may get the nod Saturday over converted guard Joe Thuney.—
Mike Jones,
The Athletic,
18 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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The Setting Sun The death of Queen Elizabeth II marked, in a belated way, the demise of empire.—
Fintan O’Toole,
Foreign Affairs,
21 Feb. 2023
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But a belated, uninspiring improvement is an improvement nonetheless.—
Andrew Cunningham,
Ars Technica,
2 Feb. 2024
Noun
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At another point, a surface-to-air missile takes out a passenger airliner, something that really happened — but the attack is as purposeless here as the tragic original event, other than to remind us that Valet, who surveys the wreckage for valuables, is a degenerate.—
Boris Fishman,
New York Times,
7 Jan. 2025
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On The Challenge: Battle of the Eras, these now-geriatric degenerates will duke it out for the only prize worth fighting for: making their kids proud.—
Emma Sharpe,
Vulture,
14 Aug. 2024
Adjective
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The 2025 Super Bowl will be held at the Caesars Superdome in New Orleans, home to the New Orleans Saints — and the location is long overdue.—
Emily Blackwood,
People.com,
19 Jan. 2025
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Murthy’s warning is a needed and long overdue step toward helping Americans better understand the effects of even moderate drinking.—
Lisa Jarvis,
Twin Cities,
18 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Another of the girls called Essex a pervert, which prompted their mother to ask more questions.—
Keri Blakinger,
Los Angeles Times,
19 Dec. 2024
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The imagery is intended to mock and reflect modern Japan in some way — from the overworked salarymen gleefully staging suicidal leaps off of buildings to the schoolgirls (who, in the dream, have cell phones for heads) exposing themselves to perverts (who also have cell phones for heads).—
Eric Vilas-Boas,
Vulture,
28 Sep. 2024
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“Delinquent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/delinquent. Accessed 29 Jan. 2025.
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