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   overdue

   /ˌəʊvəˈdjuː/

   adjective

   • 1. not having arrived, happened, or been done by the expected time: "the rent was nearly three months overdue" Similar latenot on timebehind schedulebehindhandbehind timelong-overduelong-delayeddelayedbelatedtardyunpunctualunpaidunsettledowingowedto be paidpayablereceivabledueoutstandingundischargedin arrearsin the reddelinquentpast dueOpposite earlypunctualon time
   • ▪ (of a woman) not having had a menstrual period at the expected time: "I was already a week-and-a-half overdue"
   • ▪ (of a baby) not having been born by the expected time: "our daughter was six days overdue"
   • ▪ (of a library book) retained longer than the period allowed.
   • 2. having been needed for some time: "reform is now overdue"
   • ▪ having deserved or needed something for some time: "she was overdue for some leave"

   Scrabble Points: 11

   • O

     1

   • V

     4

   • E

     1

   • R

     1

   • D

     2

   • U

     1

   • E

     1

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