Overdue Long Time Library Book Adjective Over·Due Unpaid

over·due
\\-ˈdü, -ˈdyü\\ adjective1.
  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

overdue
  "past the due date," 1845 of bills, 1890 of library books, 1970 of menstrual periods, from over + due.

overdue
over·due / 7EuvE5dju:; NAmE 7ouvEr5du: / adjective1. not paid, done, returned, etc. by the required or expected time
   (到期)未付的,未做的,未还的；过期的:
   an overdue payment / library book
   逾期的付款；逾期未还的图书
   The rent is now overdue.
   现在房租已属拖欠。
   Her baby is ten weeks overdue.
   她的胎儿已超过预产期两周了。
   This car is overdue for a service.
   这辆汽车早就该维修了。
2. that should have happened or been done before now
   早该发生的；早应完成的:
   overdue reforms
   迟来的改革
   A book like this is long overdue.
   像这样的书早就该有人出版了。

overdue adj.

overdue
\| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷\ adjective
1.
 a. : unpaid after the proper or assigned time of payment
  < an overdue note >
 b. : delayed (as in arrival or presentation) beyond the proper or assigned time
  < an overdue library book >
  < an overdue ship >
  < her gallant was … more than an hour overdue — Dorothy Barclay >
 c. : being something that fills a need of long standing or that has been long awaited
  < improvement is long overdue — Stuart Chase >
  < land reform which was long overdue — Richard Hunt >
  < the book is overdue — John Berryman >
  < got an overdue reward — Time >
2. : exceeding its merits or what is appropriate :
 < an overdue share of attention — Evelyn Whitehead >
 < if the tool is built with overdue sturdiness — American Machinist >
3. : more than ready or ripe
 < colonies that are overdue for liberation — David Landman >
 < announcing that the country was overdue for democracy — Time >

Synonyms: see