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# overdue

adjective (overdue)

«overdue» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Something overdue has not arrived, happened or been done by the time it was expected or needed. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/overdue/#m1)
2. An overdue library book has not been returned by the day it was due. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/overdue/#m2)
3. (money) An overdue bill has not been paid in time. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/overdue/#m3)
4. Overdue can mean something that should have happened long ago, as in «a change that is long overdue». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/overdue/#m4)
5. A baby that is overdue has not been born by the expected time. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/overdue/#m5)

### In the lessons

In school life and libraries, overdue books get a reminder or a fine. In money and adult life, overdue bills cost extra. In maths, if a payment is overdue by some days, you may add a fee for each day. Phrases: «long overdue», «overdue books», «an overdue bill», «overdue for».

### Examples

- My library book is overdue, so I must return it today. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/overdue/#x1)
- The train is twenty minutes overdue. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/overdue/#x2)
- The bill is overdue and there's a late fee. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/overdue/#x3)
- A holiday for Mum is long overdue! [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/overdue/#x4)
- The baby was a week overdue. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/overdue/#x5)
- The rule change was long overdue. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/overdue/#x6)
- The fine is ten pence for each day the book is overdue. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/overdue/#x7)

### Note

Adjective; it can come after the verb (the book is overdue) or before a noun (an overdue book). «Over» + «due». Not the same as «overdo» (to do too much). Maths: total fine = daily fine × number of overdue days.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «overdue» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/overdue/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«overdue» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/overdue.html) on Mova free.