late bloomer

noun

1. a person whose talents or capabilities are slow to develop:

   A late bloomer, she wrote her first novel when she was almost 50.

Example Sentences

Does Martindale consider herself a late bloomer?

From Los Angeles Times

Now retired Morgan was a bit of a late bloomer with the most memorable spell of his career coming with Leicester City, where he won the Premier League title at the age of 32.

From BBC

Not bad for a quintessential late bloomer — a guy who took a risky career pivot in his late 30s, running up his credit card debt as he traded a high-paying life in finance to dive into journalism during a time of major upheaval for the industry.

From Los Angeles Times

The United States, which had never played in the World Cup, is a late bloomer on the international cricket stage.

From New York Times

The appeal of the late bloomer movie is rooted in its parent genre: the coming-of-age story.

From New York Times