overdue

Example Sentences

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Such quibbles miss the larger point: Bollywood is examining Islamic terrorism with a seriousness that’s long overdue.

From The Wall Street Journal

This industry is long overdue for the “accountability, transparency, and competition” the order calls for.

From The Wall Street Journal

Greece's Supreme Court has now ruled that prosecutors must investigate possible violations of biosecurity measures, which many critics say is overdue.

From BBC

Mahoney told MarketWatch that given how long the stock market had gone without a significant decline, a pullback had been long overdue.

From MarketWatch

In its Green Budget, the Institute for Fiscal Studies described a revaluation of council tax bands as "long overdue".

From BBC