overdueadjective
uk/ˌəʊ.vəˈdʒuː/us/ˌoʊ.vɚˈduː/not done or happening when expected or when needed; late:
My library books are a week overdue.
The baby is two weeks overdue (= the baby was expected to be born two weeks ago).
Changes to the tax system are long overdue.
She feels she's overdue for promotion.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Late
- behind
- behindhand
- belated
- delayed
- door
- down to the wire idiom
- late
- late developer
- late in the day idiom
- latecomer
- latest
- miss
- schedule
- shut/close the stable/barn door after the horse has bolted idiom
- tardy
- the eleventh hour idiom
- the last minute idiom
- time
- uncivilized
- wire
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