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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Some analysts think stocks are currently overpriced and due for a correction — which might cause some people to finally close their wallets.
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Nicole Narea, Vox, 18 May 2024
Hurley signed a six-year, $32.1 million extension following last year’s championship and could be due for another raise after this one.
—Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 9 Apr. 2024
Rounds of applause are similarly due for the Little Gold Men league, Little Goldies (291 teams); the Blank Check league, Blankies (134); the Screen Drafts league (82); and the Filmspotting league (45), each of which had listeners come out in big numbers.
—Joe Reid, Vulture, 18 Mar. 2024
In addition to Milwaukee and Chicago, the archdioceses of of Cincinnati, Detroit, Kansas City and Omaha will be due for new leaders by next year.
—Sophie Carson, Journal Sentinel, 12 Mar. 2024
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Nicole Narea, Vox, 18 May 2024
Hurley signed a six-year, $32.1 million extension following last year’s championship and could be due for another raise after this one.
—Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 9 Apr. 2024
Rounds of applause are similarly due for the Little Gold Men league, Little Goldies (291 teams); the Blank Check league, Blankies (134); the Screen Drafts league (82); and the Filmspotting league (45), each of which had listeners come out in big numbers.
—Joe Reid, Vulture, 18 Mar. 2024
In addition to Milwaukee and Chicago, the archdioceses of of Cincinnati, Detroit, Kansas City and Omaha will be due for new leaders by next year.
—Sophie Carson, Journal Sentinel, 12 Mar. 2024
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“Due for.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/due%20for. Accessed 4 Jul. 2024.
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