overdue
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Airline executives have said the increase in fares is long overdue, and travel remains a good deal even at current prices.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 7, 2026
For Matthew Hyndman, the proposed legislation is long overdue.
From BBC ● Jul. 4, 2026
For others, including retired state employees speaking in their individual capacities, the planned operation is long overdue.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 30, 2026
Guterres said the agriculture and waste sectors must take steps to curb their methane output but he put a "special focus" on the fossil fuel industry to "do what is long overdue".
From Barron's ● Jun. 23, 2026
I knew I ought to cry, but I’d lived with my parents for sixteen years, and a trial separation seemed overdue.
From "Looking for Alaska" by John Green
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