Definition of overdue in English:

overdue

adjective əʊvəˈdjuːˌoʊvərˈd(j)u

1Not having arrived, happened, or been done by the expected time.
迟到的；延误的
the rent was nearly three months overdue
房租已逾期几乎三个月了。
overdue bills
Example sentencesExamples
- All I'm saying is that we're 7 years overdue for skinny ties and narrow lapels.
- The refurbishment of the town hall in Naas, now three months overdue, is expected to cost in the region of half a million Euro.
- The train to Central City had yet arrive and was overdue.
- I note that the bill itself is well over a year overdue, since the date of the Stockholm agreement, yet nowhere in the bill does it actually state what the exportation of those certain goods are.
- The amenities have not materialised and are now long overdue and residents are becoming uneasy about when they arrive.
- But I do have a mountain of overdue schoolwork to do
- This resignation was, I believe, widely expected and arguably long overdue.
- The goalie finally received his overdue medal during the first week of the games.
- In the late 1860s Whitman received overdue recognition in America as the early reactions to his radical style began to fade.
- But when the masterpiece arrives, 37 years overdue, can it live up to its own myth?
Synonyms
late, not on time, behind schedule, behindhand, behind time, long-overdue, long-delayed, delayed, belated, tardy, unpunctual
unpaid, unsettled, owing, owed, to be paid, payable, receivable, due, outstanding, undischarged, in arrears, in the red
North American delinquent, past due
1. 1.1 (of a woman) not having had a menstrual period at the expected time.
  （妇女）未如期行经的
  I was already a week-and-a-half overdue
  我的月经已晚了一周半了。
  Example sentencesExamples
  I'm about three weeks overdue for my monthly snuffles, I reckon.
2. 1.2 (of a baby) not having been born by the expected time.
  （妇女）未如期行经的
  our daughter was six days overdue
  我们女儿的预产期已过了六天。
  Example sentencesExamples
  Given that I have only 5 weeks of maternity leave, having the baby come even a week overdue could be a real drag.
  It was thirteen years ago today that Lauren said: this baby is overdue, overdue, we might have to try castor oil now!
  In due course, the drug worked and the amazing little baby even went a week overdue.
  Still, the other girl's baby wasn't overdue so it appears to be the luck of the draw no matter what way you give birth.
  We picked up our Chinese takeaways and raced home in time for the arrival of the baby - who was overdue in the end anyway.
  She was born two weeks overdue at 10.08 am on January 29.
  Rachel couldn't wait for her second baby when she was eight days overdue, but little did she know that 30 minutes after having a bath she would be giving birth in the back of her partner's Ford Escort.
  Janelle, who is just 5ft 1in tall, went into labour when the baby was 12 days overdue.
  He wants desperately to be at the birth but the baby was four days overdue when he had to come to York for the UK event.
  I enjoyed my three supposedly overdue weeks, and my instinct was always that my baby was thriving.
  The situation is placing an additional strain on the 20-year-old, whose baby is now one week overdue.
3. 1.3 (of a library book) retained longer than the period allowed.
  （图书馆的书）逾期未还的
  Example sentencesExamples
  Rodney goes to Ireland to find an overdue library book.
  As I sat on the bus to university this night (late night mission to return some very overdue library books), I realised that I have a rule.
  He says from now on they will not have to pay fines on their overdue library books, they cannot be arrested for being drunk and disorderly and they get free parking.
  There is a slight sting in the tale for borrowers of library books that are overdue, however.
  I'll be returning those overdue library books sharpish.
2Having been needed for some time.
早该有的
reform is now overdue
早就应该改革了。
Example sentencesExamples
- Back over a more suitable distance tomorrow, he can gain an overdue success in the hands of Tom Greenall.
- The three rest camps in Etosha are overdue for basic maintenance.
- These studies are overdue and of importance to our discipline if we are to be able to understand the significance and the role such awards play in our cultural development.
- Many critics are saying troop withdrawal is already overdue.
- "Creating a network specifically for the LGBT community is something we've wanted to do for a long, long time, and it's an idea we feel is overdue," says the network's chairman.
- That mediocre, built-on-the-cheap excuse for a bypass is overdue for an upgrade.
- Despite the financial uncertainty at the club, a contract offer seems overdue.
- The Legislature has been considering an overdue pay raise for judges all year.
- The nuclear family paradigm is well overdue for an overhaul.
- Restructuring or increased regulation of the industry might be overdue.
- It had been almost 10 years, so Barry was overdue for a visit.
- The time is overdue for public outrage at the crimes being committed in the name of criminal justice.
- Baillie's recent return to the form he showed in his youth is overdue.
- This is a reform that is well overdue.
- Okay, that wage increase for home health workers was overdue.
- Change is overdue to the framework within which the international community approaches Burma.
1. 2.1 Having deserved or needed something for some time.
  早该有的
  she was overdue for some leave
  她早该享受假期了。
  Example sentencesExamples
  Action to address this problem is long overdue.
  I, for one, believe numerology is long overdue for a revival.
  It seems to me that a rethink of educational policy in the way pupils are taught and the subjects they learn at school is long overdue.
  Bermuda's taxi drivers haven't had a fare increase since 1997, making them long overdue for an inflation-linked one even in the absence of any improvement in service.
  We're long overdue for something like that to happen.
  Regardless, council agreed, making an effort to fight the problem is long overdue.
  The spokesman said that Mr Byers admitted there were problems with the present formula and that change was long overdue.
  A wind of change began blowing through the club earlier this year when members realised the premises were long overdue for refurbishment and the institution itself needed a fresher image.
  This is a terrifically fun, raw and guts-forward record that was way overdue for a larger audience.
  This Toronto-born singer/pianist is way overdue for the big time.
  The need for consideration of the issue of truth in public and parliamentary discourse within democracies has been long overdue for re-examination.
  Our 11 o'clock drinking curfew is antiquated and overdue for reform.
  This whole area is well overdue for public scrutiny and systematic reform.
  This arcane system is now well overdue for reform.
  The opening of any new playground or the development of designated play areas for children is long overdue and something to be welcomed wholeheartedly.
  And on top of that, the economy itself was long overdue for a recovery almost regardless of what the government was going to do.
  A hardened approach to this problem is long overdue, but it must have teeth.
  The international laws that served us in the aftermath of the Second World War are overdue for reform.
  We're overdue for a rethinking of the United Nations in general, from top to bottom, including its underlying principles.
  On Saturday I had a seriously overdue haircut, and changed the style a little bit

Definition of overdue in US English:

overdue

adjectiveˌoʊvərˈd(j)uˌōvərˈd(y)o͞o

1Not having arrived, happened, or been done by the expected time.
迟到的；延误的
the rent was nearly three months overdue
房租已逾期几乎三个月了。
overdue bills
Example sentencesExamples
- But when the masterpiece arrives, 37 years overdue, can it live up to its own myth?
- All I'm saying is that we're 7 years overdue for skinny ties and narrow lapels.
- The train to Central City had yet arrive and was overdue.
- I note that the bill itself is well over a year overdue, since the date of the Stockholm agreement, yet nowhere in the bill does it actually state what the exportation of those certain goods are.
- But I do have a mountain of overdue schoolwork to do
- In the late 1860s Whitman received overdue recognition in America as the early reactions to his radical style began to fade.
- The refurbishment of the town hall in Naas, now three months overdue, is expected to cost in the region of half a million Euro.
- The goalie finally received his overdue medal during the first week of the games.
- The amenities have not materialised and are now long overdue and residents are becoming uneasy about when they arrive.
- This resignation was, I believe, widely expected and arguably long overdue.
Synonyms
late, not on time, behind schedule, behindhand, behind time, long-overdue, long-delayed, delayed, belated, tardy, unpunctual
unpaid, unsettled, owing, owed, to be paid, payable, receivable, due, outstanding, undischarged, in arrears, in the red
1. 1.1 (of a woman) having gone beyond the expected time for a menstrual period.
  Example sentencesExamples
  I'm about three weeks overdue for my monthly snuffles, I reckon.
2. 1.2 (of a baby) not having been born by the expected time.
  （妇女）未如期行经的
  our daughter was six days overdue
  我们女儿的预产期已过了六天。
  Example sentencesExamples
  Still, the other girl's baby wasn't overdue so it appears to be the luck of the draw no matter what way you give birth.
  He wants desperately to be at the birth but the baby was four days overdue when he had to come to York for the UK event.
  We picked up our Chinese takeaways and raced home in time for the arrival of the baby - who was overdue in the end anyway.
  She was born two weeks overdue at 10.08 am on January 29.
  Rachel couldn't wait for her second baby when she was eight days overdue, but little did she know that 30 minutes after having a bath she would be giving birth in the back of her partner's Ford Escort.
  It was thirteen years ago today that Lauren said: this baby is overdue, overdue, we might have to try castor oil now!
  Given that I have only 5 weeks of maternity leave, having the baby come even a week overdue could be a real drag.
  Janelle, who is just 5ft 1in tall, went into labour when the baby was 12 days overdue.
  In due course, the drug worked and the amazing little baby even went a week overdue.
  The situation is placing an additional strain on the 20-year-old, whose baby is now one week overdue.
  I enjoyed my three supposedly overdue weeks, and my instinct was always that my baby was thriving.
3. 1.3 (of a library book) retained longer than the period allowed.
  （图书馆的书）逾期未还的
  Example sentencesExamples
  As I sat on the bus to university this night (late night mission to return some very overdue library books), I realised that I have a rule.
  I'll be returning those overdue library books sharpish.
  There is a slight sting in the tale for borrowers of library books that are overdue, however.
  He says from now on they will not have to pay fines on their overdue library books, they cannot be arrested for being drunk and disorderly and they get free parking.
  Rodney goes to Ireland to find an overdue library book.
2Having been needed for some time.
早该有的
reform is now overdue
早就应该改革了。
Example sentencesExamples
- "Creating a network specifically for the LGBT community is something we've wanted to do for a long, long time, and it's an idea we feel is overdue," says the network's chairman.
- This is a reform that is well overdue.
- Change is overdue to the framework within which the international community approaches Burma.
- It had been almost 10 years, so Barry was overdue for a visit.
- The time is overdue for public outrage at the crimes being committed in the name of criminal justice.
- Okay, that wage increase for home health workers was overdue.
- That mediocre, built-on-the-cheap excuse for a bypass is overdue for an upgrade.
- The three rest camps in Etosha are overdue for basic maintenance.
- The Legislature has been considering an overdue pay raise for judges all year.
- The nuclear family paradigm is well overdue for an overhaul.
- Baillie's recent return to the form he showed in his youth is overdue.
- Restructuring or increased regulation of the industry might be overdue.
- Despite the financial uncertainty at the club, a contract offer seems overdue.
- These studies are overdue and of importance to our discipline if we are to be able to understand the significance and the role such awards play in our cultural development.
- Back over a more suitable distance tomorrow, he can gain an overdue success in the hands of Tom Greenall.
- Many critics are saying troop withdrawal is already overdue.
1. 2.1 Having deserved or needed something for some time.
  早该有的
  she was overdue for some leave
  她早该享受假期了。
  Example sentencesExamples
  The need for consideration of the issue of truth in public and parliamentary discourse within democracies has been long overdue for re-examination.
  And on top of that, the economy itself was long overdue for a recovery almost regardless of what the government was going to do.
  We're long overdue for something like that to happen.
  Bermuda's taxi drivers haven't had a fare increase since 1997, making them long overdue for an inflation-linked one even in the absence of any improvement in service.
  This whole area is well overdue for public scrutiny and systematic reform.
  A wind of change began blowing through the club earlier this year when members realised the premises were long overdue for refurbishment and the institution itself needed a fresher image.
  This is a terrifically fun, raw and guts-forward record that was way overdue for a larger audience.
  The spokesman said that Mr Byers admitted there were problems with the present formula and that change was long overdue.
  Action to address this problem is long overdue.
  Regardless, council agreed, making an effort to fight the problem is long overdue.
  On Saturday I had a seriously overdue haircut, and changed the style a little bit
  Our 11 o'clock drinking curfew is antiquated and overdue for reform.
  I, for one, believe numerology is long overdue for a revival.
  This Toronto-born singer/pianist is way overdue for the big time.
  The opening of any new playground or the development of designated play areas for children is long overdue and something to be welcomed wholeheartedly.
  The international laws that served us in the aftermath of the Second World War are overdue for reform.
  We're overdue for a rethinking of the United Nations in general, from top to bottom, including its underlying principles.
  A hardened approach to this problem is long overdue, but it must have teeth.
  This arcane system is now well overdue for reform.
  It seems to me that a rethink of educational policy in the way pupils are taught and the subjects they learn at school is long overdue.

词汇	overdue
释义	Definition of overdue in English: overdue adjective əʊvəˈdjuːˌoʊvərˈd(j)u 1Not having arrived, happened, or been done by the expected time. 迟到的；延误的 the rent was nearly three months overdue 房租已逾期几乎三个月了。 overdue bills Example sentencesExamples All I'm saying is that we're 7 years overdue for skinny ties and narrow lapels. The refurbishment of the town hall in Naas, now three months overdue, is expected to cost in the region of half a million Euro. The train to Central City had yet arrive and was overdue. I note that the bill itself is well over a year overdue, since the date of the Stockholm agreement, yet nowhere in the bill does it actually state what the exportation of those certain goods are. The amenities have not materialised and are now long overdue and residents are becoming uneasy about when they arrive. But I do have a mountain of overdue schoolwork to do This resignation was, I believe, widely expected and arguably long overdue. The goalie finally received his overdue medal during the first week of the games. In the late 1860s Whitman received overdue recognition in America as the early reactions to his radical style began to fade. But when the masterpiece arrives, 37 years overdue, can it live up to its own myth? Synonyms late, not on time, behind schedule, behindhand, behind time, long-overdue, long-delayed, delayed, belated, tardy, unpunctual unpaid, unsettled, owing, owed, to be paid, payable, receivable, due, outstanding, undischarged, in arrears, in the red North American delinquent, past due 1.1 (of a woman) not having had a menstrual period at the expected time. （妇女）未如期行经的 I was already a week-and-a-half overdue 我的月经已晚了一周半了。 Example sentencesExamples I'm about three weeks overdue for my monthly snuffles, I reckon. 1.2 (of a baby) not having been born by the expected time. （妇女）未如期行经的 our daughter was six days overdue 我们女儿的预产期已过了六天。 Example sentencesExamples Given that I have only 5 weeks of maternity leave, having the baby come even a week overdue could be a real drag. It was thirteen years ago today that Lauren said: this baby is overdue, overdue, we might have to try castor oil now! In due course, the drug worked and the amazing little baby even went a week overdue. Still, the other girl's baby wasn't overdue so it appears to be the luck of the draw no matter what way you give birth. We picked up our Chinese takeaways and raced home in time for the arrival of the baby - who was overdue in the end anyway. She was born two weeks overdue at 10.08 am on January 29. Rachel couldn't wait for her second baby when she was eight days overdue, but little did she know that 30 minutes after having a bath she would be giving birth in the back of her partner's Ford Escort. Janelle, who is just 5ft 1in tall, went into labour when the baby was 12 days overdue. He wants desperately to be at the birth but the baby was four days overdue when he had to come to York for the UK event. I enjoyed my three supposedly overdue weeks, and my instinct was always that my baby was thriving. The situation is placing an additional strain on the 20-year-old, whose baby is now one week overdue. 1.3 (of a library book) retained longer than the period allowed. （图书馆的书）逾期未还的 Example sentencesExamples Rodney goes to Ireland to find an overdue library book. As I sat on the bus to university this night (late night mission to return some very overdue library books), I realised that I have a rule. He says from now on they will not have to pay fines on their overdue library books, they cannot be arrested for being drunk and disorderly and they get free parking. There is a slight sting in the tale for borrowers of library books that are overdue, however. I'll be returning those overdue library books sharpish. 2Having been needed for some time. 早该有的 reform is now overdue 早就应该改革了。 Example sentencesExamples Back over a more suitable distance tomorrow, he can gain an overdue success in the hands of Tom Greenall. The three rest camps in Etosha are overdue for basic maintenance. These studies are overdue and of importance to our discipline if we are to be able to understand the significance and the role such awards play in our cultural development. Many critics are saying troop withdrawal is already overdue. "Creating a network specifically for the LGBT community is something we've wanted to do for a long, long time, and it's an idea we feel is overdue," says the network's chairman. That mediocre, built-on-the-cheap excuse for a bypass is overdue for an upgrade. Despite the financial uncertainty at the club, a contract offer seems overdue. The Legislature has been considering an overdue pay raise for judges all year. The nuclear family paradigm is well overdue for an overhaul. Restructuring or increased regulation of the industry might be overdue. It had been almost 10 years, so Barry was overdue for a visit. The time is overdue for public outrage at the crimes being committed in the name of criminal justice. Baillie's recent return to the form he showed in his youth is overdue. This is a reform that is well overdue. Okay, that wage increase for home health workers was overdue. Change is overdue to the framework within which the international community approaches Burma. 2.1 Having deserved or needed something for some time. 早该有的 she was overdue for some leave 她早该享受假期了。 Example sentencesExamples Action to address this problem is long overdue. I, for one, believe numerology is long overdue for a revival. It seems to me that a rethink of educational policy in the way pupils are taught and the subjects they learn at school is long overdue. Bermuda's taxi drivers haven't had a fare increase since 1997, making them long overdue for an inflation-linked one even in the absence of any improvement in service. We're long overdue for something like that to happen. Regardless, council agreed, making an effort to fight the problem is long overdue. The spokesman said that Mr Byers admitted there were problems with the present formula and that change was long overdue. A wind of change began blowing through the club earlier this year when members realised the premises were long overdue for refurbishment and the institution itself needed a fresher image. This is a terrifically fun, raw and guts-forward record that was way overdue for a larger audience. This Toronto-born singer/pianist is way overdue for the big time. The need for consideration of the issue of truth in public and parliamentary discourse within democracies has been long overdue for re-examination. Our 11 o'clock drinking curfew is antiquated and overdue for reform. This whole area is well overdue for public scrutiny and systematic reform. This arcane system is now well overdue for reform. The opening of any new playground or the development of designated play areas for children is long overdue and something to be welcomed wholeheartedly. And on top of that, the economy itself was long overdue for a recovery almost regardless of what the government was going to do. A hardened approach to this problem is long overdue, but it must have teeth. The international laws that served us in the aftermath of the Second World War are overdue for reform. We're overdue for a rethinking of the United Nations in general, from top to bottom, including its underlying principles. On Saturday I had a seriously overdue haircut, and changed the style a little bit Definition of overdue in US English: overdue adjectiveˌoʊvərˈd(j)uˌōvərˈd(y)o͞o 1Not having arrived, happened, or been done by the expected time. 迟到的；延误的 the rent was nearly three months overdue 房租已逾期几乎三个月了。 overdue bills Example sentencesExamples But when the masterpiece arrives, 37 years overdue, can it live up to its own myth? All I'm saying is that we're 7 years overdue for skinny ties and narrow lapels. The train to Central City had yet arrive and was overdue. I note that the bill itself is well over a year overdue, since the date of the Stockholm agreement, yet nowhere in the bill does it actually state what the exportation of those certain goods are. But I do have a mountain of overdue schoolwork to do In the late 1860s Whitman received overdue recognition in America as the early reactions to his radical style began to fade. The refurbishment of the town hall in Naas, now three months overdue, is expected to cost in the region of half a million Euro. The goalie finally received his overdue medal during the first week of the games. The amenities have not materialised and are now long overdue and residents are becoming uneasy about when they arrive. This resignation was, I believe, widely expected and arguably long overdue. Synonyms late, not on time, behind schedule, behindhand, behind time, long-overdue, long-delayed, delayed, belated, tardy, unpunctual unpaid, unsettled, owing, owed, to be paid, payable, receivable, due, outstanding, undischarged, in arrears, in the red 1.1 (of a woman) having gone beyond the expected time for a menstrual period. Example sentencesExamples I'm about three weeks overdue for my monthly snuffles, I reckon. 1.2 (of a baby) not having been born by the expected time. （妇女）未如期行经的 our daughter was six days overdue 我们女儿的预产期已过了六天。 Example sentencesExamples Still, the other girl's baby wasn't overdue so it appears to be the luck of the draw no matter what way you give birth. He wants desperately to be at the birth but the baby was four days overdue when he had to come to York for the UK event. We picked up our Chinese takeaways and raced home in time for the arrival of the baby - who was overdue in the end anyway. She was born two weeks overdue at 10.08 am on January 29. Rachel couldn't wait for her second baby when she was eight days overdue, but little did she know that 30 minutes after having a bath she would be giving birth in the back of her partner's Ford Escort. It was thirteen years ago today that Lauren said: this baby is overdue, overdue, we might have to try castor oil now! Given that I have only 5 weeks of maternity leave, having the baby come even a week overdue could be a real drag. Janelle, who is just 5ft 1in tall, went into labour when the baby was 12 days overdue. In due course, the drug worked and the amazing little baby even went a week overdue. The situation is placing an additional strain on the 20-year-old, whose baby is now one week overdue. I enjoyed my three supposedly overdue weeks, and my instinct was always that my baby was thriving. 1.3 (of a library book) retained longer than the period allowed. （图书馆的书）逾期未还的 Example sentencesExamples As I sat on the bus to university this night (late night mission to return some very overdue library books), I realised that I have a rule. I'll be returning those overdue library books sharpish. There is a slight sting in the tale for borrowers of library books that are overdue, however. He says from now on they will not have to pay fines on their overdue library books, they cannot be arrested for being drunk and disorderly and they get free parking. Rodney goes to Ireland to find an overdue library book. 2Having been needed for some time. 早该有的 reform is now overdue 早就应该改革了。 Example sentencesExamples "Creating a network specifically for the LGBT community is something we've wanted to do for a long, long time, and it's an idea we feel is overdue," says the network's chairman. This is a reform that is well overdue. Change is overdue to the framework within which the international community approaches Burma. It had been almost 10 years, so Barry was overdue for a visit. The time is overdue for public outrage at the crimes being committed in the name of criminal justice. Okay, that wage increase for home health workers was overdue. That mediocre, built-on-the-cheap excuse for a bypass is overdue for an upgrade. The three rest camps in Etosha are overdue for basic maintenance. The Legislature has been considering an overdue pay raise for judges all year. The nuclear family paradigm is well overdue for an overhaul. Baillie's recent return to the form he showed in his youth is overdue. Restructuring or increased regulation of the industry might be overdue. Despite the financial uncertainty at the club, a contract offer seems overdue. These studies are overdue and of importance to our discipline if we are to be able to understand the significance and the role such awards play in our cultural development. Back over a more suitable distance tomorrow, he can gain an overdue success in the hands of Tom Greenall. Many critics are saying troop withdrawal is already overdue. 2.1 Having deserved or needed something for some time. 早该有的 she was overdue for some leave 她早该享受假期了。 Example sentencesExamples The need for consideration of the issue of truth in public and parliamentary discourse within democracies has been long overdue for re-examination. And on top of that, the economy itself was long overdue for a recovery almost regardless of what the government was going to do. We're long overdue for something like that to happen. Bermuda's taxi drivers haven't had a fare increase since 1997, making them long overdue for an inflation-linked one even in the absence of any improvement in service. This whole area is well overdue for public scrutiny and systematic reform. A wind of change began blowing through the club earlier this year when members realised the premises were long overdue for refurbishment and the institution itself needed a fresher image. This is a terrifically fun, raw and guts-forward record that was way overdue for a larger audience. The spokesman said that Mr Byers admitted there were problems with the present formula and that change was long overdue. Action to address this problem is long overdue. Regardless, council agreed, making an effort to fight the problem is long overdue. On Saturday I had a seriously overdue haircut, and changed the style a little bit Our 11 o'clock drinking curfew is antiquated and overdue for reform. I, for one, believe numerology is long overdue for a revival. This Toronto-born singer/pianist is way overdue for the big time. The opening of any new playground or the development of designated play areas for children is long overdue and something to be welcomed wholeheartedly. The international laws that served us in the aftermath of the Second World War are overdue for reform. We're overdue for a rethinking of the United Nations in general, from top to bottom, including its underlying principles. A hardened approach to this problem is long overdue, but it must have teeth. This arcane system is now well overdue for reform. It seems to me that a rethink of educational policy in the way pupils are taught and the subjects they learn at school is long overdue.
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