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.
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Pronunciation
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Received-Pronunciation:/ˌəʊ.vəˈdju/
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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