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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The July jobs report, due for release at 8:30 a.m. ET Friday, is expected to show a net gain of 115,000 jobs, which would mark a considerable downshift from June’s 147,000 jobs.
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Alicia Wallace, CNN Money, 1 Aug. 2025
The Ulefone Armor 33 Pro is due for global launch from August 18, but is already on sale in the US for US$499 via Amazon.
—New Atlas, 1 Aug. 2025
Can also be a single in horizontal bets like the Pick 4 or Pick 5.
#5 Sierra Leone (2-1)
Trainer: Chad Brown
Jockey: Flavien Prat
Weight: 124 lbs
The Breeders’ Cup Classic champ is 0-for-2 this year, but he’s been knocking on the door and is due for a big one.
—Jared Welch, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2025
Three members of the family – charged in the 2016 homicides of the Rhoden family – are due for formal sentencing.
—Patricia Gallagher Newberry, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
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Alicia Wallace, CNN Money, 1 Aug. 2025
The Ulefone Armor 33 Pro is due for global launch from August 18, but is already on sale in the US for US$499 via Amazon.
—New Atlas, 1 Aug. 2025
Can also be a single in horizontal bets like the Pick 4 or Pick 5.
#5 Sierra Leone (2-1)
Trainer: Chad Brown
Jockey: Flavien Prat
Weight: 124 lbs
The Breeders’ Cup Classic champ is 0-for-2 this year, but he’s been knocking on the door and is due for a big one.
—Jared Welch, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2025
Three members of the family – charged in the 2016 homicides of the Rhoden family – are due for formal sentencing.
—Patricia Gallagher Newberry, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
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“Due for.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/due%20for. Accessed 5 Aug. 2025.
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