Overdue (Adjective)
Meaning
Past due; not paid at the scheduled time; "an overdue installment"; "a delinquent account".
Classification
All adjective clusters.
Examples
- The rent payment was overdue, so the landlord sent a late notice to the tenant.
- She received a reminder letter that her car payment was overdue by three weeks.
- After months of delay, the construction company was still waiting for the overdue payment from the client.
- The library fined the student for the overdue book that was returned two weeks after the due date.
- The company's delinquent account was a major concern, as several invoices had gone overdue.