how to pronounce overdue

/ˈoʊvɚˈdu/

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overdue is pronounced in three syllables

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video examples of overdue pronunciation

An example use of overdue in a speech by a native speaker of american english:

“… um so we're a bit overdue i don't think …”

meaning of overdue

Overdue means past the due date.

overdue frequency in english - C2 level of CEFR

the word overdue occurs in english on average 4.7 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics overdue can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that overdue can be often used in the following areas:

1) business and work;

2) communication, information, and media;

3) people, society, and culture;