The Oxford Thesaurus An A-Z Dictionary of Synonyms - due adj.

1) payable, owed, owing, unpaid, outstanding, in arrears: The rent is due tomorrow. 2) fitting, right, rightful, correct, proper, appropriate, apropos, apposite, suitable, apt, meet; deserved, (well-) earned, merited, just, justified: Was she treated with due respect? 3 necessary, needed, adequate, sufficient, enough, satisfactory; ample, plenty of: I do not think my case was given due consideration. 4) expected, scheduled, anticipated: He was due on the two o'clock plane. --adv. 5) directly, exactly, precisely, straight: Go due east to the river, then turn north.