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Overdue

Meaning in business english, with examples

/ˌoʊvərˈduː/adjectiveCore term

In business english, overdue means: Not done, paid or returned by the time it was expected; late.

In Turkish: gecikmiş, vadesi geçmiş, süresi geçmiş

How it is used

Common with invoices, payments, tasks and reports: 'an overdue invoice', 'This task is two weeks overdue'. It can also mean something should have happened long ago: 'This change is long overdue'.

Example sentences

  1. We have three overdue invoices from the same customer.

  2. The safety review is long overdue; we haven't done one since 2022.

Common collocations

  • overdue invoice
  • overdue payment
  • two weeks overdue
  • long overdue
  • dueExpected or required to happen, arrive or be finished at a particular time; also used for payments that must be made by a certain date.
  • deadlineThe latest date or time by which a piece of work must be finished, sent or delivered.
  • invoiceA document sent by a seller that lists the goods or services provided and states how much the buyer must pay and by when.
  • behind scheduleLater than planned; not making progress as fast as the schedule says it should.

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