Sentence examples for were overdue from inspiring English sources
adjective
Late; especially, past a deadline or too late to fulfill a need.
- His library books were three days overdue
We initiated them because they were overdue.
Wiring, fire and security arrangements were overdue for renewal.
In that light, the Randolph Silliman Bourne Papers were overdue for reprocessing.
The second involved a group of four hill walkers who were overdue.
The runs were overdue, and apparently the I.P.C.C. was getting impatient.
Industry analysts said the reductions at both G.M. and Chrysler were overdue, given their falling sales.
Sidestepping the question about the huge gaps in oil tax forecasts, Swinney said Osborne's North Sea oil measures were overdue.
How, you may wonder, could M.B.F.S. return checks I'd sent and claim that my payments were overdue?
He combed through his office records for the e-mail addresses of patients who were overdue for an annual exam.
The reforms were overdue, but the government bungled the way some aspects of the system were introduced.
