📅due

adjective
/djuː/

Meaning

expected at a certain time or required by a certain date
owed as a debt; expected at a certain time; scheduled

Example Sentences

The rent is due on the first of every month.

The assignment is due tomorrow.

Example Expressions

due date

Synonyms

expected, scheduled, payable, owed, anticipated, pending
Entry 1
expected, scheduled, payable, owed, anticipated
Entry 2
owed, expected, scheduled, pending

Antonyms

unexpected, optional, unnecessary, early, premature, ahead, unscheduled
Entry 1
unexpected, optional, unnecessary
Entry 2
early, premature, ahead, unscheduled

Collocations

due date, due payment, due process, due respect, payment due
Entry 1
due date, due payment, due process, due respect
Entry 2
due date, due process, payment due

More Example Sentences

Were the farmers given the due price for their products?

Were the American farmers given the due price for their crops?

A man returns a library book that is two weeks overdue to the public library in his neighborhood

A man returns a library book that is two weeks overdue to the public library in his neighborhood and apologizes to the librarian at the front desk

A man returns a library book that is two weeks overdue to the public library in his neighborhood and apologizes to the librarian at the front desk who tells him there is a small fine to pay

A man returns a library book that is two weeks overdue to the public library in his neighborhood and apologizes to the librarian at the front desk who tells him there is a small fine to pay so he pays it and asks about the late return policy

A man returns a library book that is two weeks overdue to the public library in his neighborhood and apologizes to the librarian at the front desk who tells him there is a small fine to pay so he pays it and asks about the late return policy to avoid the same situation in the future

A man returns a library book that is two weeks overdue to the public library in his neighborhood and apologizes to the librarian at the front desk who tells him there is a small fine to pay so he pays it and asks about the late return policy to avoid the same situation in the future then browses the shelves for a new book to read

A man returns a library book that is two weeks overdue to the public library in his neighborhood and apologizes to the librarian at the front desk who tells him there is a small fine to pay so he pays it and asks about the late return policy to avoid the same situation in the future then browses the shelves for a new book to read and picks a novel recommended by a friend at work

A man returns a library book that is two weeks overdue to the public library in his neighborhood and apologizes to the librarian at the front desk who tells him there is a small fine to pay so he pays it and asks about the late return policy to avoid the same situation in the future then browses the shelves for a new book to read and picks a novel recommended by a friend at work promising himself to finish and return it well before the due date.

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