overdue

«overdue» in Mova's school dictionary: Something overdue has not arrived, happened or been done… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 1 sentence of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

adjective (overdue)

meaning for a pupil

1) Something overdue has not arrived, happened or been done by the time it was expected or needed. tree →

2) An overdue library book has not been returned by the day it was due. tree →

3) (money) An overdue bill has not been paid in time. tree →

4) Overdue can mean something that should have happened long ago, as in «a change that is long overdue». tree →

5) A baby that is overdue has not been born by the expected time. tree →

sense 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 →
• The train is twenty minutes overdue. tree →
• The bill is overdue and there's a late fee. tree →
• A holiday for Mum is long overdue! tree →
• The baby was a week overdue. tree →
• The rule change was long overdue. tree →
• The fine is ten pence for each day the book is overdue. tree →

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.

In the corpora

• A final demand is a warning that a bill is very overdue and stronger action will follow, so acting early is easier.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «overdue» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.