Standard Lemma guide

overdue

adj · noun · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˌəʊ.vəˈdju/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • US: /ˌoʊ.vəɹˈdu/
  • US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • homophone: overdo (US, some dialects)
  • CMU ARPABET: OW1 V ER0 D UW1 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • his library books were three days overdue; my car is overdue for an oil change; she finally left on a long overdue vacation

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

A borrowed item (such as a library book) that has not been returned on time.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

A payment or invoice that is past due.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

adjective satellite

Meaning 4

past due; not paid at the scheduled time

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • an overdue installment
  • a delinquent account

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: delinquent

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From over- + due.

Across languages

Translations

28 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: закъснял (zakǎsnjal) — Late; especially, past a deadline or too late to fulfill a need
  • Bulgarian: просрочен (prosročen) — Late; especially, past a deadline or too late to fulfill a need
  • Chinese Mandarin: 过期的 (guò qī de) — Late; especially, past a deadline or too late to fulfill a need
  • Chinese Mandarin: 迟到的 (chí dào de) — Late; especially, past a deadline or too late to fulfill a need
  • Dutch: achterstallig — Late; especially, past a deadline or too late to fulfill a need
  • Dutch: over tijd — Late; especially, past a deadline or too late to fulfill a need
  • Finnish: myöhässä oleva — Late; especially, past a deadline or too late to fulfill a need
  • Finnish: myöhästynyt — Late; especially, past a deadline or too late to fulfill a need
  • Finnish: erääntynyt — Late; especially, past a deadline or too late to fulfill a need
  • French: en retard — Late; especially, past a deadline or too late to fulfill a need
  • German: überfällig — Late; especially, past a deadline or too late to fulfill a need
  • German: ausstehend — Late; especially, past a deadline or too late to fulfill a need
  • Hungarian: esedékes — Late; especially, past a deadline or too late to fulfill a need
  • Hungarian: lejárt — Late; especially, past a deadline or too late to fulfill a need
  • Italian: scaduto — Late; especially, past a deadline or too late to fulfill a need
  • Italian: in ritardo — Late; especially, past a deadline or too late to fulfill a need
  • Māori: akutō — Late; especially, past a deadline or too late to fulfill a need
  • Māori: tōmuri — Late; especially, past a deadline or too late to fulfill a need
  • Polish: zaległy — Late; especially, past a deadline or too late to fulfill a need
  • Portuguese: tardio — Late; especially, past a deadline or too late to fulfill a need
  • Russian: просроченный (prosročennyj) — Late; especially, past a deadline or too late to fulfill a need
  • Russian: запоздалый (zapozdalyj) — Late; especially, past a deadline or too late to fulfill a need
  • Spanish: atrasado — Late; especially, past a deadline or too late to fulfill a need
  • Swedish: på tiden — Late; especially, past a deadline or too late to fulfill a need
  • Swedish: senkommen — Late; especially, past a deadline or too late to fulfill a need
  • Swedish: försenad — Late; especially, past a deadline or too late to fulfill a need
  • Swedish: över tiden — Late; especially, past a deadline or too late to fulfill a need
  • Tagalog: lampas sa taning — Late; especially, past a deadline or too late to fulfill a need