past due
idiom
1
: late being paid
The bill is past due.
2
: late arriving
He's past due—it's one o'clock and he was supposed to be here at twelve thirty.
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Why do those making Rockies’ decisions not admit that this organization has been poor at evaluating, drafting, developing, coaching, and technical analytics and is only good at holding on to players beyond their past due date?
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Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 10 July 2025
Nearly 8% of total student debt was reported as 90 days past due in the first quarter of 2025, the New York Fed recently found.
—Annie Nova, CNBC, 17 May 2025
The city also emailed reminders this year advising that the parade invoice was past due.
—Susannah Bryan, Sun Sentinel, 24 June 2025
For its report, the Fed looked at a borrower delinquency rate based on shares of student loan borrowers with at least one student loan reported as past due or in default.
—Anne Marie D. Lee, CBS News, 29 May 2025
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Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 10 July 2025
Nearly 8% of total student debt was reported as 90 days past due in the first quarter of 2025, the New York Fed recently found.
—Annie Nova, CNBC, 17 May 2025
The city also emailed reminders this year advising that the parade invoice was past due.
—Susannah Bryan, Sun Sentinel, 24 June 2025
For its report, the Fed looked at a borrower delinquency rate based on shares of student loan borrowers with at least one student loan reported as past due or in default.
—Anne Marie D. Lee, CBS News, 29 May 2025
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“Past due.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/past%20due. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.
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