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Discover LudwigThe phrase "am due for" is correct and usable in written English.
It is typically used to indicate that someone is expected to receive something or to experience something at a certain time, often related to obligations or scheduled events.
Example: "I am due for a promotion after my successful project completion."
Alternatives: "I am scheduled for" or "I am expecting to receive."
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Clearly, I am due for some housekeeping.
I am due for a sabbatical.
However, I am due for a promotion next year but will turn it down as it will take us to the threshold figure.
I thought reading snail mail might provide some relief only to open a letter today from my dentist reminding me that I am due for a visit to the hygienist (I know, I am oversharing here).
I see such potential in her that I am willing to be noble, be a gentleman and not press the self-destruct button just because I'm not getting what I want, when I want, but fear that I am due for a one-way ticket to the friend zone with this approach.
But I will not miss the junk mail that comprises at least half of my post; I will not miss police summonses for speeding, or the reminders from the dentist or the oculist that I am due for a checkup, or the requests from everybody with whom I have dealings (including from time to time the Guardian) to confirm who I am, where I live and that I am still alive and somehow carrying on.
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We're due for something fun.
It's due for release next autumn.
Perhaps he was due for a makeover.
UKRAINE was due for a storm.
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