come due

come due — idiom

1. The date arrives when borrowed money or an amount owed must be paid back.

1.慣用語不及物B1
釋義

The date arrives when borrowed money or an amount owed must be paid back.

例句

The rent on Quan's apartment comes due on the first of every month.

subject: rent + come due + time phrase

When Valentina's car loan came due last week, she transferred the final payment online.

past tense: came due; subject: loan

同義詞
  • become due

    slightly more formal; interchangeable in writing

  • be due

    simpler and more common; used for specific dates rather than the moment of arrival

  • expire

    used for licenses, contracts, or coupons; broader meaning beyond payment

反義詞
  • be paid off

    refers to the completion of payment, not the arrival of the deadline

文法句型

[bill/loan/rent/debt] + come due

用法筆記

Always intransitive — the payment or debt comes due by itself; you cannot say 'come due' with a direct object.

常見錯誤

❌I need to come due my loan before the end of the month.
✅My loan comes due before the end of the month.
💡'come due' is intransitive; you cannot use it with a direct object.