Is there a word for the day after a due day?
Is there a word for the succeeding day after the last day of a period?
Let’s say I had to do a homework assignment and I had to submit it before a specific date. One that due date passes, I may be subject to penalties according to the number of days late.
Here is another example. Suppose I had to pay a bill until a specific date. I'm running late by one day. I can still pay, but I have to pay interest too, according to the number of days in late.
If it was one day late, is there a word for that?
What if it were two days late? Is there a word for the second of the two, or for both these days together?
Solution 1:
Another option is to refer to the payment directly and to the number of days indirectly allowing you to use the term:
in arrears: the state of being behind in the discharge of obligations < in arrears with the rent >
You may then say things like:
My payment is two days in arrears.
Solution 2:
As suggested by Robusto, the most common term would be one day late or one day overdue. Subsequent delay would be two days late/overdue and so forth.
The term past due could also be used, as in one day past due. Post due might also be used, but I think this would be less common and a bit formal.
I do not know of a single word, other than morrow (and its limitations) as discussed in comments.
Solution 3:
While not specific to days, there are a couple of terms that are related to the period after a deadline. They are:
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Grace period: (idiomatic) A length of time during which rules or penalties do not take effect or are withheld.
“The fees begin to accrue after a one-month grace period.”
Redemption period (Wikipedia link is just an example): But a redemption period usually begins once a deadline has passed (and often after a “grace period”), and redeeming the situation often involves the payment of penalties of some sort.
These terms are involved in everything from banking and taxation to domain registration.