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How to use overdue in a sentence

14 example sentences · adjective, noun

Overdue means late; especially, past a deadline or too late to fulfill a need. Example: “A $10.00 late fee will be assessed on all overdue accounts.”

Examples of overdue by meaning

adjectiveLate; especially, past a deadline or too late to fulfill a need.

  • his library books were three days overdue; my car is overdue for an oil change; she finally left on a long overdue vacation
  • For all that, the rapid arrival of electric light to Indian villages is long overdue.2013 July 20, “Out of the gloom”, in The Economist, volume 408, number 8845
  • The ornate canopy supports are overdue a repaint, and the closed cafe gives the place a forlorn air.2020 December 2, Paul Bigland, “My weirdest and wackiest Rover yet”, in Rail, page 67

More sentences with overdue

  • A $10.00 late fee will be assessed on all overdue accounts.From the entry assess
  • The glut of moronic, Roganesque dude-bro podcasts are long overdue for mocking, but this one is toothless.2024 November 17, Zach Vasquez, “Saturday Night Live: Charli xcx has fun in otherwise middle of the road episode”, in The Guardian, →ISSN…. From the entry toothless
  • Oh yeah, because you know who's been long overdue a challenge?2019 January 17, James Acaster: Cold Lasagne Hate Myself 1999, spoken by James Acaster. From the entry cis
  • I should have a visual on you by now and I' m overdue to begin my rounds.”2004, Michael Pinchot, Panamanian Tundra, Xlibris Corporation, →ISBN, page 157. From the entry have a visual on
  • Now the quality of arrests will presumably receive an emphasis that long overdue.1971 November 26, “Getting ‘Mr. Big’”, in The New York Times, →ISSN. From the entry Mr. Big
  • But if Richard had osteo, special treatment was long overdue.1965, The Reader's Digest, volume 86, page 148. From the entry osteo
  • The end of the self-proclaimed ‘progressive coalition’ that took Germany to the brink of economic ruin was more than overdue,” Weidel wrote on X.2024 November 7, Sophie Tanno, Sebastian Shukla and Olesya Dmitracova, “Germany’s normally stable government has collapsed. Here’s why”…. From the entry self-proclaimed
  • Personal accounts of racial discrimination were eagerly sought by whites seeking to understand "those people," while blacks justly valued them as overdue cris de coeur.2014 May 28, John McWhorter, “Saint Maya”, in The New Republic, →ISSN. From the entry cri de coeur
  • Oh, she landed at Heathrow all right, like you said, but since then your Miss Ranelagh seems to have vanished as effectively as my overdue promotion.2013, Michael Dobbs, A Ghost at the Door. From the entry dicky
  • Sangomas describe a division of labour among such spirits whereby each tends to have a specialized purpose, ranging from guidance in diagnosis to help in collecting overdue patient fees.1989, Edward C. Green, “Mystical Black Power: The Calling to Diviner-mediumship in Southern Africa”, in Carol Shepherd McClain, editor…. From the entry sangoma
  • We are also to see the green-lighting of some much overdue reform of fares and ticketing, even if it's still embryonic and to be trialled on part or the network.2023 February 22, Sir Michael Holden, “Comment: A farewell to micro-management”, in RAIL, number 977, page 3. From the entry embryonic

Meaning of overdue

  1. adjective Late; especially, past a deadline or too late to fulfill a need.
  2. noun A borrowed item (such as a library book) that has not been returned on time.
  3. noun A payment or invoice that is past due.

Full definition of overdue

Questions about overdue in a sentence

How do you use overdue in a sentence?
Overdue is used as an adjective and noun. For example: “A $10.00 late fee will be assessed on all overdue accounts.”
What is a short sentence with overdue?
“But if Richard had osteo, special treatment was long overdue.”
What does overdue mean?
Overdue means late; especially, past a deadline or too late to fulfill a need.

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