OVERDUE in a Sentence

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For OVERDUE, below is one of 8 sentences:
Proposals for resource allocation according to quality of teaching as well as research endeavour are undoubtedly overdue.

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 Meanings and Examples of OVERDUE
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overdue
 a.  past due; not paid at the scheduled time; late; delayed
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Example Sentence:
1  Her baby is two weeks overdue.
2  My library books are a week overdue.
3  The plane is overdue and has been delayed by the bad weather.
4  Health care reform is long overdue.
5  Proposals for resource allocation according to quality of teaching as well as research endeavour are undoubtedly overdue.
6  This car is overdue for a service.
7  This debate is long overdue.
8  Economists say that improving links between south and south-east Asia is long overdue.