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be overdue
overdue 常用作表语，主语通常是账单、图书、任务等。
The payment is overdue.
这笔付款逾期了。
逾期的；过期的；早该发生的
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逾期的；过期的；早该发生的
Late; past the time when something should have been done or should have happened.
The payment is overdue.
这笔付款逾期了。
过期的；延误的,超过期限的。
Late; especially, past a deadline or too late to fulfill a need.
逾期未付的
past due; not paid at the scheduled time
The library sent me a reminder that my book is overdue.
图书馆给我发了一条提醒，说我的书逾期未还。
AI contextual example
Her rent payment is two weeks overdue, and the landlord is getting impatient.
她的房租已经逾期两周未付，房东开始不耐烦了。
AI contextual example
I finally returned the overdue DVD to the rental store after a month.
一个月后，我终于把逾期未还的DVD还给了租赁店。
AI contextual example
an overdue installment
一笔逾期的分期付款
WordNet
overdue 常用作表语，主语通常是账单、图书、任务等。
The payment is overdue.
这笔付款逾期了。
long overdue 强调某事早就该发生或完成。
Stricter rules on data privacy are long overdue.
关于数据隐私的更严格规定早就该出台了。
by 后接具体逾期时长。
The library book is overdue by three weeks.
这本书已经逾期三周未还。
主语为人时，表示某人早该得到某事物。
She is overdue for a promotion.
她早该得到晋升了。
Not this
The library book overdued.
Use this
The library book is overdue.
overdue 是形容词而非动词，不能加 -ed 构成过去式；表示“逾期”需用系动词 be + overdue。
Not this
I was overdue for class.
Use this
I was late for class.
overdue 指任务、账单等超过截止日期，不能表示人“迟到”；表示人迟到应用 be late for。
Not this
This milk is overdue.
Use this
This milk is expired.
overdue 指超过期限（如账单、图书馆书），不用于食品变质；食品已过保质期应用 expired。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
逾期账单
He finally paid his overdue bill.
他最终支付了逾期的账单。
逾期的图书
She returned the overdue book to the library.
她把逾期的图书还给了图书馆。
拖延已久的；早该发生的
A new hospital in this area is long overdue.
这个地区早该建一所新医院了。
逾期付款
The landlord is still waiting for the overdue payment.
房东仍在等待逾期付款。
逾期发票
The accountant chased up the overdue invoice.
会计催促处理逾期的发票。
逾期通知
I got an overdue notice from the library.
我收到了图书馆的逾期通知。
早该发生的；拖延已久的
This new highway is long overdue.
这条新高速公路早就该建了。
早就该……的；早就应该得到……的
He is overdue for a promotion.
他早就该升职了。
Use overdue naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
把 due 想成“该付的日期”，over 是“超过”，想象账单已超过该付的日期还没付，就是 overdue 逾期。
语域：neutral 常见场景：金融账单、图书馆借阅、工作任务 该词通常用于正式或中性场合，多出现在账单、借阅记录、任务期限等书面通知中；日常口语中也可使用。
No common word rhymes with 'overdue' (/ˈoʊvɝˌdu/) because the primary stress falls on the first syllable. The spelling lookalikes 'due', 'undue', 'subdue', and 'residue' all stress the final syllable and therefore sound different. 'do' and 'blue' share the ending vowel sound /uː/ but also do not rhyme with 'overdue' for the same stress difference.
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.