adjective
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
long overdue
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Reform of the law is long overdue .
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
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long
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A visit from Mrs Brocklebank was long overdue .
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It is clear this system is out of control and that comprehensive reforms are long overdue .
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We are long overdue for a complete overhaul of the mathematics curriculum at all levels.
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Again, these changes were long overdue and were welcomed by all reasonable people and organizations.
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Then again, she was long overdue to write to her sister in Wisconsin.
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The environmental movement is long overdue for some seri-ous soul searching and reconciliation with reality.
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The changes now taking place in your life are long overdue and positive.
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It was long overdue , but they were merely the first of several ecosocial Nobel Laureates.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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overdue mortgage payments
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Collette's baby is already two weeks overdue .
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I must take these books back to the library - they're overdue .
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The rent's three weeks overdue .
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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It is clear this system is out of control and that comprehensive reforms are long overdue .
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She has to deliver her disgracefully overdue copy to Outsider.
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Tea-time temptress Jenny Hanley: is a comeback overdue ?
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The National Governors' Association endorsed the final bill, and many governors praised the welfare changes as long overdue .
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These works are long overdue for revival in major surroundings and von Otter puts forth an impressive case for their exhumation.
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Track renewals are also becoming overdue , with a succession of speed restrictions because of the condition of parts of the line.
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We would like to encourage you to participate in this exciting and overdue development.