due for
idiom
: needing, requiring, or expecting something to happen
I'm due for a dentist's appointment.
He will be due for another raise in June.
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Meanwhile, Envision, also due for a 2031 launch, will carry an orbital ground-penetrating radar to provide a complete view of Venus from its inner core to its upper atmosphere.
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Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 11 Feb. 2026
Bell was due for a detention hearing in Cook County Criminal Court on Tuesday.
—Adam Harrington, CBS News, 10 Feb. 2026
The Pointy Stick founders also recently co-written a book, ‘One Hundred Things Nobody Has Ever Said’, which is due for publication later this year.
—Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 10 Feb. 2026
Natalie Reichel is due for her next cancer therapy in March.
—Berkeley Lovelace Jr, NBC news, 10 Feb. 2026
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Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 11 Feb. 2026
Bell was due for a detention hearing in Cook County Criminal Court on Tuesday.
—Adam Harrington, CBS News, 10 Feb. 2026
The Pointy Stick founders also recently co-written a book, ‘One Hundred Things Nobody Has Ever Said’, which is due for publication later this year.
—Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 10 Feb. 2026
Natalie Reichel is due for her next cancer therapy in March.
—Berkeley Lovelace Jr, NBC news, 10 Feb. 2026
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“Due for.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/due%20for. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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