A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

DUE

Sun, 25 Sep '22
Expected
Sun, 26 Jun '22
Expected
Mon, 16 May '22
Needing to be paid
Sun, 1 May '22
Owed
Sun, 22 Aug '21
Directly
Fri, 6 Aug '21
Just deserts
Tue, 11 May '21
Expected
Sat, 6 Feb '21
___ process
Mon, 4 Jan '21
Payment ___