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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Between January 2020 and June 2024, 28 programs were due for oversight.
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The Wall Street Journal, Twin Cities, 30 Jan. 2025
Anything above 4% means the overall market has risen too quickly and may be due for a pullback.
—Paulina Likos, CNBC, 24 Jan. 2025
Pleasant would be considered one of the top rising position coaches due for a coordinator gig.
—Paul Dehner Jr., The Athletic, 6 Jan. 2025
Meanwhile, a long-gestating Disney+ scripted show Suspect: The Shooting of Jean Charles de Menezes is due for launch this year, which comes from factual drama aficionado Jeff Pope.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 3 Jan. 2025
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The Wall Street Journal, Twin Cities, 30 Jan. 2025
Anything above 4% means the overall market has risen too quickly and may be due for a pullback.
—Paulina Likos, CNBC, 24 Jan. 2025
Pleasant would be considered one of the top rising position coaches due for a coordinator gig.
—Paul Dehner Jr., The Athletic, 6 Jan. 2025
Meanwhile, a long-gestating Disney+ scripted show Suspect: The Shooting of Jean Charles de Menezes is due for launch this year, which comes from factual drama aficionado Jeff Pope.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 3 Jan. 2025
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“Due for.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/due%20for. Accessed 12 Feb. 2025.
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