Great company, but it is overdue for the disappointment phase (leading to full flowering) that most companies endure.

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Jolie, speaking alongside Hague and Bangura, said the declaration was welcome, but "long overdue" for the survivors of sexual violence.

CNN: G8 nations pledge action to halt sexual violence in war

The possibility may still be slight, but miracles do happen, and Japan seems overdue for one.

FORBES: Tokyo Buzzing with Talk of Political Party Realignment

Whether there are obvious bidders for any of the other companies is far from clear at this point, but the TI bid for National raises the possibility of some long overdue consolidation in the semiconductor sector.

FORBES: Chip Stocks Soar On Texas Instruments Bid For National

We know we're way overdue for the results of the Engadget photo contest, but we wanted to make sure it was done right.

ENGADGET: photo contest gallery!

But gold has been rising so strongly for so long, a big setback now looks overdue.

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It is long-overdue recognition that intelligent life is not something for us to seek in the outer reaches of space but is abundant right here on earth, under our noses.

WSJ: The Brains of the Animal Kingdom

Perhaps we sound ungrateful, but this sort of acceleration for Flash -- the internet's most popular multimedia delivery method -- is long overdue, and we're not overly impressed with the idea of waiting until mid-2010 for it to happen.

ENGADGET: Adobe, NVIDIA and Broadcom bringing GPU acceleration to Flash at long last