past due
idiom
1
: late being paid
The bill is past due.
2
: late arriving
He's past due—it's one o'clock and he was supposed to be here at twelve thirty.
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Capital One reports its 30-day delinquency rates – known as the percentage of total outstanding credit card balances that are at least 30 days past due.
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Morgan Chittum, CNBC, 22 July 2025
Bigger picture To start 2025, only 1.9% of all California consumer debts were 90 days or more past due.
—Jonathan Lansner, Oc Register, 21 May 2025
Why do those making Rockies’ decisions not admit that this organization has been poor at evaluating, drafting, developing, coaching, and technical analytics and is only good at holding on to players beyond their past due date?
—Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 10 July 2025
Nearly 8% of total student debt was reported as 90 days past due in the first quarter of 2025, the New York Fed recently found.
—Annie Nova, CNBC, 17 May 2025
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Morgan Chittum, CNBC, 22 July 2025
Bigger picture To start 2025, only 1.9% of all California consumer debts were 90 days or more past due.
—Jonathan Lansner, Oc Register, 21 May 2025
Why do those making Rockies’ decisions not admit that this organization has been poor at evaluating, drafting, developing, coaching, and technical analytics and is only good at holding on to players beyond their past due date?
—Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 10 July 2025
Nearly 8% of total student debt was reported as 90 days past due in the first quarter of 2025, the New York Fed recently found.
—Annie Nova, CNBC, 17 May 2025
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“Past due.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/past%20due. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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