due for
idiom
: needing, requiring, or expecting something to happen
I'm due for a dentist's appointment.
He will be due for another raise in June.
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With more than a mile of beaches, the park reliably attracts sizable crowds anytime Starship is due for its latest flight test.
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Eric Lagatta, Austin American Statesman, 20 June 2025
The Taiwanese chip company could be due for a bit of a pullback after a big June rally.
—Sarah Min, CNBC, 10 June 2025
The automaker has told its suppliers to expect a 10-month delay to the original schedule for an electric Nissan crossover now due for November 2028, and an Infiniti version that will now go into production in March 2029.
—ArsTechnica, 8 July 2025
One of the men arrested outside a Cincinnati Kroger store in May for living in the United States illegally was due for his first court hearing early June 24.
—Patricia Gallagher Newberry, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
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Eric Lagatta, Austin American Statesman, 20 June 2025
The Taiwanese chip company could be due for a bit of a pullback after a big June rally.
—Sarah Min, CNBC, 10 June 2025
The automaker has told its suppliers to expect a 10-month delay to the original schedule for an electric Nissan crossover now due for November 2028, and an Infiniti version that will now go into production in March 2029.
—ArsTechnica, 8 July 2025
One of the men arrested outside a Cincinnati Kroger store in May for living in the United States illegally was due for his first court hearing early June 24.
—Patricia Gallagher Newberry, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
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“Due for.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/due%20for. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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