Due To vs. Owing To

Are They Interchangeable?

'Due to' and 'owing to' are interchangeable. They both express cause and effect and are prepositions.

'Due to' and 'owing to' are prepositions.

Example

The streets are flooded due to heavy rain.

The meeting was cancelled owing to lack of participants.

As mentioned above 'due to' and 'owing to' talk about reason and result. Watch:

Example

The heavy traffic is due to an accident down the road. → Reason/result

The heavy traffic is owing to an accident down the road. → Reason/result

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