Definition of Overdue

1. Adjective. Past due; not paid at the scheduled time. "A delinquent account"

Exact synonyms: Delinquent
Similar to: Due

Definition of Overdue

1. a. Due and more than due; delayed beyond the proper time of arrival or payment, etc.; as, an overdue vessel; an overdue note.

Definition of Overdue

1. Adjective. Late; especially, past a deadline or too late to fulfill a need. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Overdue

1. not paid when due [adj]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Overdue

overdriving
overdrove
overdrown
overdrowned
overdrowning
overdrowns
overdrunk
overdry
overdrying
overdub
overdubbed
overdubber
overdubbers
overdubbing
overdubs
overdue (current term)
overdust
overdusts
overdye
overdyed
overdyeing
overdyer
overdyers
overdyes
overeager
overeagerly
overeagerness
overeagernesses
overearnest
overeasy

Literary usage of Overdue

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. A Digest of the Law of Bills of Exchange, Promissory Notes, Cheques, and by Mackenzie Dalzell Edwin Stewart Chalmers (1896)
"Negotiation /2) Where an overdue bill is negotiated, it can bill °nly be negotiated subject to any defect of title of overdue » ' . ..."

2. The Law of Contracts by Samuel Williston, Clarence Martin Lewis (1920)
"The second inquiry is this: When is an instrument overdue for the purpose of ... For that purpose it is everywhere overdue as soon as it is presented and ..."

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