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10 Language-to-English DictionariesOverdue
/ˌoʊ.vərˈduː/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Not done or paid by the expected time.
"The library books are overdue and need to be returned." - 2
Past the time when something should have happened.
"The project is overdue and requires immediate attention."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The word 'overdue' is derived from the combination of 'over', meaning 'excessively' or 'beyond', and 'due', which comes from the Latin 'debere', meaning 'to owe'. The term has evolved in English since the late 14th century to describe something that is late or not completed by the expected time.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Overdue" is said worldwide
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en retard
Transliteration: ã ʁə.taʁ
"Les livres de la bibliothèque sont en retard."
überfällig
Transliteration: ˈyːbɐˌfɛlɪç
"Die Bibliotheksbücher sind überfällig."
scaduto
Transliteration: skaˈduːto
"I libri della biblioteca sono scaduti."
vencido
Transliteration: benˈsiðo
"Los libros de la biblioteca están vencidos."
atrasado
Transliteration: a.tɾaˈza.du
"Os livros da biblioteca estão atrasados."
समय पर नहीं
Transliteration: samay par nahin
"पुस्तकालय की किताबें समय पर नहीं हैं।"
逾期
Transliteration: yúqī
"图书馆的书籍逾期了。"
연체된
Transliteration: yeonche-doen
"도서관 책이 연체되었습니다."
期限切れ
Transliteration: kigen-gire
"図書館の本は期限切れです。"
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