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The deadline that was always coming, yet always arrives as a surprise.
means Expected or owed by a specific point in time — a payment, task, or arrival that's scheduled to happen.
from From Old French 'deu', the past participle of 'devoir' meaning 'to owe', which traces back to Latin 'debere' (owe) — itself a fusion of 'de-' and 'habere', 'to have.' So something 'due' was literally 'had from you' by someone else first — a debt wearing the costume of a calendar date.
- etymology
- from Latin debere, to owe
- grammar trap
- due to is adjective, not adverb like because
- finance twin
- overdue means due plus shame
- baby meaning
- expected date, rarely the actual one