due to

Used to give the reason something happens or exists.

• The match was cancelled due to rain.
• Her absence was due to illness.
• We arrived late due to heavy traffic.

How to use it: due to + noun or noun phrase (The road is closed due to flooding.)

Similar words: because of, owing to, as a result of

Common phrases: due to something, due to rain

Used to say that something is expected or scheduled to happen.

• The train is due to arrive soon.
• They were due to leave on Monday.
• When is the new bridge due to open?

How to use it: be due to + verb (The plane is due to land at six.)

Similar words: scheduled to, expected to

Common phrases: due to arrive, due to start, due to leave

Used to name the person who first created an idea, method, or piece of work.

• This proof is due to Euler.
• The paper uses a method due to Gauss.
• That result, due to an earlier researcher, makes our task easier.

How to use it: work/idea + due to someone (We used a proof due to a French mathematician.)

Similar words: by, attributed to

Common phrases: due to someone, proof due to someone