past due

idiom

: late being paid

The bill is past due.

: late arriving

He's past due—it's one o'clock and he was supposed to be here at twelve thirty.

Examples of past due in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Kelley's 2024 financial disclosure forms are months past due, continuing a pattern of annual late filings that began in 2019, records show. —

Robert Anglen, The Arizona Republic, 5 Aug. 2024 How the new 36-month payment plan works The average monthly water and sewerage bill for a three-person household is $85, with a past due balance of $1,240. —

Nushrat Rahman, Detroit Free Press, 30 July 2024 The share of credit card balances that are past due reached the highest level ever in the first quarter, according to data the Philadelphia Federal Reserve has tracked since 2012. —

Davis Giangiulio, NBC News, 24 July 2024 After adjusting from two incomes to one, some monthly bills have been put on credit cards and past due balances are piling up. —

Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 27 June 2024 See all Example Sentences for past due

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