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were overdue vs were overdued

The correct phrase is 'were overdue.' 'Overdue' is an adjective that describes something that should have been done or paid before a particular time. 'Overdued' is not a standard English word.
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were overdue

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English.

This phrase is used to describe something that should have been done or paid before a particular time.

Examples:

  • The library books were overdue by two weeks.
  • The rent payment was overdue by a month.
  • Jun 2, 2021 ... In order of the special: "20,000 years of this, 7 more to go". "We were overdue, but it will be over soon". "You say the ocean's rising, ...
  • Sep 5, 2020 ... We were overdue for a out pic ; Cherie C. Keeley. Yes me too were is he ; Gwendolyn Miller Montague. She is so Beautiful! ; Veronica Smith. Too ...
  • Aug 28, 2023 ... How to track how many tasks were overdue or not done by a user, for example in a sprint. I want to measure performance of my dev team (one by ...
  • Sep 4, 2024 ... 896 likes, 23 comments - rickz903 on September 4, 2024: "We were overdue for some family photos and so we headed right to Mission Valley ...
  • Sep 22, 2021 ... Hey, what can you say? We were overdue...
  • Feb 14, 2023 ... To learn which tasks were overdue, see the audit trail stories for any task in the Overdue section; each will have a link back to the task that ...
  • Jan 25, 2024 ... As of June 2023, more than 2,700 wells and 500 platforms were overdue for decommissioning in the Gulf of Mexico. Delays can increase ...
  • Jun 28, 2024 ... Hello I'm trying to create a count of overdue issues over time, split by their status at the time they were overdue.
  • Oct 8, 2021 ... What happened in the past when pregnancies were overdue? All related (34).
  • Feb 22, 2022 ... More women were overdue for cervical cancer screening in 2019 than 2005, an analysis shows. The study examined which groups of women were ...

were overdued

This phrase is incorrect in standard English.

  • Made sure none of the payments were overdued. ○ Coordinated with General Contractor to adjust new asset furnitures and etc to match every corners inside ...
  • The goal was to populate the customer database with 5 new customers per week. The objectives were overdued by 130%. Required capabilities: A business must have ...
  • ... were overdued or not.Five different components of Kushen mo were screened out from the results of principal component factor analysis.Cluster analysis based ...
  • ... were overdued or not.Five different components of Kushen mo were screened out from the results of principal component factor analysis.Cluster analysis based ...

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