overdue

adj.延误的，拖延的,

Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary
overdue (adjective)
1.
a) unpaid when due - an overdue bill
b) delayed beyond an appointed time - an overdue train overdue library books
2.
too great - excessive an overdue share of the profits
3.
more than ready - overdue for a haircut
Merriam-Webster Online Thesaurus
overdue (adjective)
1.
not arriving, or occurring, or settled at the due, usual, or proper time
SYNONYMS:
behind, behindhand, belated, delinquent, latish, overdue, tardy
RELATED WORDS:
delayed, detained, postponed; dallying, dawdling, dilatory, dillydallying, dragging, laggard, lagging, poky ( pokey), slow, sluggish, unhurried
NEAR ANTONYMS:
opportune, seasonable, timely; prompt, punctual
early, inopportune, precocious, premature, unseasonable, untimely
overdue (adjective)
2.
not yet paid
SYNONYMS:
overdue, owed, owing, payable, unpaid, unsettled
RELATED WORDS:
due, mature
NEAR ANTONYMS:
prepaid
cleared, liquidated, paid (off up), repaid, settled
overdue (adjective)
3.
going beyond a normal or acceptable limit in degree or amount
SYNONYMS:
baroque, devilish, exorbitant, extravagant, extreme, fancy, immoderate, inordinate, insane, intolerable, lavish, overdue, overextravagant, overmuch, overweening, plethoric, steep, stiff, towering, unconscionable, undue, unmerciful
RELATED WORDS:
boundless, endless, immeasurable, infinite, limitless; unbearable, unjustifiable, unwarranted; improper, inappropriate, thick, unseemly; unrestrained
NEAR ANTONYMS:
deficient, inadequate, insufficient; minimal, minimum
middling, moderate, modest, reasonable, temperate
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