overdue

overdue
overdueness, n.
/oh'veuhr dooh", -dyooh"/, adj.
1. past due, as a delayed train or a bill not paid by the assigned date; late: two overdue library books.
2. too long awaited; needed or expected for some time: Improvements in our highway system are long overdue.
3. more than sufficiently advanced, mature, or ready: That country is overdue for industrial development.
[1835-45; OVER- + DUE]
Syn. 1. tardy, behindhand.

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