<p><strong>Adjective</strong></p><ul><li>past due;</li><li>late.</li></ul><p><strong>Synonyms</strong></p><ul><li>behindhand;</li><li>tardy.</li></ul><p><strong>Too long awaited</strong></p><ul><li>needed or expected for some time: Improvements in our highway system are long overdue.</li></ul><p><strong>More than sufficiently advanced, mature, or ready</strong></p><ul><li>That country is overdue for industrial development.</li></ul><p><strong>End of Response</strong></p>