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The phrase "actually overdue" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it when indicating that something is not just overdue, but also emphasizing the fact that it is indeed past the expected time.
Example: "The report is actually overdue, and we need to submit it as soon as possible."
Alternatives: "truly overdue" or "genuinely overdue".
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Marc Mauer, the executive director of that group, said the reduction was actually overdue, since crime rates have declined for some 15 years.
Initially when we put this to the IAAF, we were told that Dollé had "retired after more than 20 years with the IAAF – he is 73 years old and the normal retirement age in Monaco is 65 so he was actually overdue to step down".
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I am really overdue".
That is really overdue.
The Abarth is expected to arrive in American showrooms in the spring, unless sales realities postpone that timetable, as they have previously; the model is actually long overdue.
Actually, it is overdue.
This is actually healthy and overdue.
But the much-welcomed move by J.C. Penney, who back in 2012 was slammed with a petition to remove "super-skinny" mannequins from stores, actually seems long overdue.
While many in the electronic community cried out against these changes, they're actually necessary, long-overdue steps in legitimizing musicians.
Actually, it's long overdue.
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