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overdue

[oh-ver-doo, -dyoo] / ˌoʊ vərˈdu, -ˈdju /


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Just having Kaytranada, it’s been long overdue but right on time, and to me that’s all that matters.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 3, 2026

“I call it accountability, and long overdue, and frankly, the bare minimum.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2026

Molly Connah, 32, had been overdue by a day when she took her nine-year-old son Alfie to see Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone.

From BBC ● Sep. 16, 2026

Library freezes fines, receives magazine 132 years overdue.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 16, 2026

His tenant’s grandmother or aunt or something had moved in there and the rent was long overdue.

From "Song of Solomon" by Toni Morrison




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