overdue

C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities

US /ˌoʊvɚˈdu/ UK /ˌəʊvəˈdjuː/ See IPA manual

Homophones

overdo /ˌoʊvɚˈdu/

Meanings

1

adj
not paid or done by the expected time; late

The library books are three weeks overdue.

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Synonyms

1 adj · not paid or done by the... late belated tardy unpaid outstanding delayed

Opposites

early punctual prompt timely

Word family

Related forms due

Etymology

From over- ('beyond') plus due, from Old French deu, past participle of devoir ('to owe'), from Latin debere. Means past the time when it was owed or expected.

over Middle English dēbēre Latin

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# overdue

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** adj
**IPA (US):** /ˌoʊvɚˈdu/
**IPA (UK):** /ˌəʊvəˈdjuː/

## Meanings
1. not paid or done by the expected time; late

## Examples
- The library books are three weeks overdue.

## Synonyms
- late
- belated
- tardy
- unpaid
- outstanding
- delayed

## Antonyms
- early
- punctual
- prompt
- timely

## Related Forms
- due

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: over
- Root: dēbēre

## Etymology
From over- ('beyond') plus due, from Old French deu, past participle of devoir ('to owe'), from Latin debere. Means past the time when it was owed or expected.

## AI Etymology
Overdue comes from over- ('beyond') plus due, from Old French deu, past participle of devoir ('to owe'), from Latin debere. Means past the time when it was owed or expected. The etymological trail includes Old English over and Latin dēbēre. As an adjective, overdue means not paid or done by the expected time; late. The same family is visible in related forms such as due.

## Topics
- Describing Qualities

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