overdue
US
UK overdue adj: (late, past deadline)
SC （到期）未完成的 dào qī wèi wán chéng de
SC 逾期的 dào qī wèi wán chéng de，yú qī de
I was supposed to hand my essay in yesterday; it's overdue now. Nicholas has two overdue library books in his room; he really needs to take them back.
我本来应该昨天交论文的，现在已经过了最后期限了。尼古拉斯房间里有两本从图书馆借的书过期未还，他真的需要把这两本书还回来。
overdue adj: (should have been done) (比喻)
SC 应完而未完的，早应该有的 yīng wán ér wèi wán de ，zǎo yīng gāi yǒu de
Improvements to the national rail system are long overdue.
国家铁路系统早应该有改善了。
long overdue, long-overdue adj: (long-awaited)
SC 姗姗来迟的，迟来的
SC 期盼已久的
Janice finally got a long-overdue apology from her ex-boyfriend.