in arrears

Related to in arrears: by fits and starts, Interest in Arrears

in arrears

Behind or overdue, often because one has not made a payment as scheduled. Their account is in arrears, so I doubt we'll see money from them any time soon.
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Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

*in arrears

[of debts; of an account] overdue. (*Typically: be ~; get ~.) Jane's student-loan payments are in arrears. The accounts of the bankrupt company were in arrears.
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McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.

in arrears

Late or behind, especially in payment of money. For example, He's been in arrears on his rent so often that he may be evicted. [First half of 1600s]
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The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
See also:
  • arrears
  • be in arrears
  • get in arrears
  • credit (someone or something) with (something)
  • credit with
  • credit (something) to (someone or something)
  • pay (for something) through (something)
  • pay through
  • cheque is in the mail
  • the check is in the mail
References in periodicals archive
It is clear, therefore, that while a significant portion of borrowers in arrears are still in employment, many of these borrowers have experienced a deterioration in affordability.
When tested in a pilot scheme earlier this year more than ten borrowers who were out of work and in arrears were assisted in their search for a new job.
The court held that advance payments of accrued interest in arrears were deductible because they represented a charge for the use or forbearance of borrowed money.
In condos, more than 5 percent of unit owners are in arrears in approximately 39 percent of the buildings, almost double the rate for cooperatives.
Across the UK, there were 77,600 homeowner mortgages in arrears of 2.5% or more of the outstanding balance in the third quarter, 5% fewer than in the third quarter of 2017.
Local government legislation prevents members from voting on certain budget issues if they are in arrears of two months or more.
Not getting paid for six weeks and paid weeks weeks in arrears every month.
Its finance spokesman Michael McGrath said 20,338 "sub-prime" loans given to people with poor credit ratings are in arrears.
The number and proportion of mortgages in arrears for both owner-occupier and buy-to-let markets was either lower or remained static in all arrears bands.
I am in arrears with my electricity and gas payments.
The payout comes after City watchdog the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) questioned Yorkshire Building Society's procedures for charging customers in arrears.
| MOHAMMAD Asghar AM has highlighted a wide variance in the number of tenancies in arrears in South East Wales.
In his judgment (I Doncaster v Coventry City Council), the chairman of the Coventry Appeal Tribunal categorically disagreed with the DWP view, saying that rent is in arrears once the contractual date for payment has passed irrespective of whether rent is due in advance or in arrears.
NATIONALISED lender Bradford & Bingley said today the proportion of its mortgages in arrears was slowing, despite predicting increased numbers of repossessions this year.
Series leader Hodgson powered his INS Ducati into pole position with just 50 seconds of the final qualifying session remaining at the Leicestershire circuit yesterday, but Suzuki-riding Walker was less than half a second in arrears.