overdue

[Eng. over, and due.] 1. Past or beyond the date on which it is due; as, an overdue bill. "Other overdue obligations in the hands of German creditors." -London Globe. 2. Past or behind the date a igned or expected; as, an overdue ship. ō-ver-dye', v. t. [Eng. over, and dye, v.] Todye too much or too deeply; to dye over. "Were they false As o'erdyed blacks."-Shakesp.: Winter's Tale , i. 2. ō-ver-ea-ger, a. [Eng. over , and eager .] Too eagor. "Overeager pursuits of these recreations."-Goodman: Winter Evening Conf . , p. 1. ō-ver-ea-ger-lỹ, adv. [Eng. over, and eagerly.] Too eagerly; with too great eagerne . Whiles we do over eagerly reach after what we have not."- Bishop Hall: Balm of Gilead, § 2.