as in delayed
not arriving, occurring, or settled at the due, usual, or proper time
the bank was annoyed because our check was delinquent
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Recent Examples of delinquent
Alicia Wallace, CNN Money, 13 May 2025
But with tax roll billing, city officials don’t have to cast an awkward vote to place delinquent bills on the county tax roll.
—Susan Shelley, Oc Register, 7 May 2025
Adriana Morga, Chicago Tribune, 22 Apr. 2025
He was charged the same day a grand jury indicted Tyler Tyrone Hollins, 20, of Lauderdale Lakes, on charges of first-degree murder and possession of a firearm by a delinquent, court records show.
—Shira Moolten, Sun Sentinel, 13 Mar. 2025
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Adjective
Join 20 others in the comments View Comments And while more than half of the newly delinquent borrowers already had subprime credit scores, 2.4 million others had scores above 620 and saw average negative score changes north of 140 points, New York Fed research showed.
—Alicia Wallace, CNN Money, 13 May 2025
But with tax roll billing, city officials don’t have to cast an awkward vote to place delinquent bills on the county tax roll.
—Susan Shelley, Oc Register, 7 May 2025
Noun
What is the difference between delinquent and default in my student loans?
—Adriana Morga, Chicago Tribune, 22 Apr. 2025
He was charged the same day a grand jury indicted Tyler Tyrone Hollins, 20, of Lauderdale Lakes, on charges of first-degree murder and possession of a firearm by a delinquent, court records show.
—Shira Moolten, Sun Sentinel, 13 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for delinquent
Adjective
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There’s just one problem: Jey vs. Jimmy is slated for early in the program, and the famously tardy Lil Wayne is a little late — but, uncharacteristically, just a little.—
Shaheem Reid,
Variety,
19 Apr. 2025
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The maximum penalty is 25%, and taxpayers who are more than 60 days tardy will face a minimum penalty of $510 or the tax balance due, whichever is smaller.—
Jeremy Tanner,
The Hill,
13 Apr. 2025
Noun
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If this continues, the country will become de facto bankrupt.—
Newsweek,
Newsweek,
6 Mar. 2025
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The fund filed a petition for composition with creditors in February 2018, which was revoked in June 2018 by the Florence court, which declared Malo bankrupt.—
Lisa Lockwood,
Footwear News,
3 Sep. 2019
Adjective
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But the younger Marley is not standing in the shadows of his late father.—
George Varga,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
30 May 2025
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As of late 2024, the chain had more than 4,000 retail stores throughout the world, including more than 180 in the United States.—
Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado,
Sacbee.com,
30 May 2025
Adjective
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Scrambling to recall a few staff and issue some belated funding is just window dressing.—
David Faris,
Newsweek,
27 Feb. 2025
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Please accept our belated apology.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
25 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Novak: The fact that this group of degenerates, these bloodsucking, mass-murdering vampires and wannabe vampires, [could be] so lovable is amazing.—
Michael Ordoña,
Los Angeles Times,
28 May 2025
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Those who hold advanced degrees in mathematics and analytics, or your favorite degenerate gambler, know any piece of datum is only reliant on the trove of data that occurred previously.—
Bill Speros,
Boston Herald,
7 May 2025
Adjective
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William Byron is overdue in a big way to get his second win of the season.—
Jeff Gluck,
New York Times,
31 May 2025
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Federal Government redress of any wrongful dismissals is overdue.—
Sophie Clark,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 May 2025
Noun
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Just when things are looking up — a haughty British couple leaves this daughter of Oxfordshire a handsome tip — the dinner pervert turns up for his morning coffee.—
Amanda Whiting,
Vulture,
23 Mar. 2025
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Outside the courthouse on Friday, Toner’s lawyer made a brief statement about his pervert client.—
Howie Carr,
Boston Herald,
22 Mar. 2025
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“Delinquent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/delinquent. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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