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| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | late, behind schedule |
| Synonyms: | behind time, behindhand, belated, delinquent, due, held up, hung up, jammed, long delayed, mature, not punctual, outstanding, owing, payable, tardy, unpaid, unpunctual, unsettled |
| Notes: | overdo means to do something to an excessive degree, while overdue means not paid at the scheduled time or past due |
| Antonyms: | early, paid |
| Main Entry: | behind |
| Part of Speech: | adverb |
| Definition: | in debt; late |
| Synonyms: | backward, behind schedule, behind time, behindhand, belated, delayed, dilatory, have to play catch up, in arrears, laggard, overdue, slow, sluggish, tardy |
| Antonyms: | paid |
| Main Entry: | belated |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | late, slow |
| Synonyms: | behind time, behindhand, delayed, long-delayed, overdue, remiss, tardy, unpunctual |
| Antonyms: | early, on time, punctual, timely |
| Main Entry: | delinquent |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | irresponsible, defaulting |
| Synonyms: | behind, blamable, blameworthy, careless, censurable, criminal, culpable, defaultant, derelict, disregardful, faulty, guilty, lax, neglectful, negligent, offending, overdue, procrastinating, red-handed, remiss, reprehensible, shabby, slack, tardy, unpaid |
| Antonyms: | behaving, careful, responsible |
| Main Entry: | due |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | unpaid; owing money |
| Synonyms: | IOU, chargeable, collectible, expected, in arrears, mature, not met, outstanding, overdue, owed, payable, receivable, scheduled, to be paid, unliquidated, unsatisfied, unsettled |
| Antonyms: | paid |
| Main Entry: | late |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | not on time |
| Synonyms: | backward, behind, behind time, behindhand, belated, blown, delayed, dilatory, eleventh-hour, gone, held up, hung up, in a bind, in the lurch, jammed, lagging, last-minute, missed the boat, out of luck, overdue, postponed, put off, remiss, slow, stayed, strapped, tardy, too late, unpunctual |
| Antonyms: | early, on time, prompt, punctual |
| Main Entry: | outstanding |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | referring to an unpaid debt |
| Synonyms: | due, mature, ongoing, open, overdue, owing, payable, pending, remaining, uncollected, unresolved, unsettled |
| Antonyms: | paid, resolved, settled |
| Main Entry: | owing |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | unpaid |
| Synonyms: | attributable, comeuppance, due, in debt, mature, matured, outstanding, overdue, owed, payable, unsettled |
| Antonyms: | paid, resolved, settled |
| Main Entry: | payable |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | to be paid |
| Synonyms: | due, mature, maturing, obligatory, outstanding, overdue, owed, owing, receivable, unpaid, unsettled |
| Antonyms: | paid, settled |
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