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- To overdo something is to do it to excess. For example, if you overdo the eating of ice cream, you might get a stomachache. The word is only a verb. Overdue is only an adjective. It means undelivered or unpaid when due. If you fail to turn in an assignment at the deadline, it becomes overdue.
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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. Synonym. late (AFTER EXPECTED TIME) Compare. delinquent adjective US formal.
- English (US)
not done or happening when expected or when needed; late: My...
- Znaczenie Overdue, Definicja W Cambridge English Dictionary
OVERDUE definicja: 1. not done or happening when expected or...
- Overdue: Indonesian Translation
OVERDUE translate: terlambat, lewat batas waktu. Learn more...
- Overdue: French Translation
OVERDUE translate: en retard, en retard, impayé, en retard....
- Overdue: German Translation
overdue translate: verspätet, überfällig. Learn more in the...
- Overdue: Arabic Translation
OVERDUE translate: مُتأخّر. Learn more in the Cambridge...
- English (US)
If you say that a change or an event is overdue, you mean that you think it should have happened before now. This debate is long overdue. I'll go home and pay an overdue visit to my mother.
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.
Overdue definition: past due, as a delayed train or a bill not paid by the assigned date; late. See examples of OVERDUE used in a sentence.
Definition of overdue adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
There are eight meanings listed in OED's entry for the adjective overdue. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.
uk / ˌəʊvəˈdjuː / us. Add to word list. happening later than expected: This decision is long overdue. (Definition of overdue from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Translations of overdue. in Chinese (Traditional) 過期的, 延誤的, 遲的… See more. in Chinese (Simplified) 过期的, 延误的, 迟的… See more. in Spanish.