late-blooming

[ leyt-bloo-ming ]

adjective

1. of or characteristic of a late bloomer:

   late-blooming brilliance.

2. late in coming about or showing full development:

   the country's late-blooming interest in soccer.

Word History and Origins

Origin of late-blooming¹

First recorded in 1965–70

Example Sentences

With US Open semi-finalist Draper not included, the late-blooming Billy Harris was handed a Davis Cup debut in the second match of the tie, knowing he could secure victory for Britain.

From BBC

Pip’s friends trend nerdy and late-blooming, which should make them relatable to a large segment of the show’s young, and for that matter, formerly young, audience.

From Los Angeles Times

Helen Marcus, a late-blooming photographer whose evocative black-and-white portraits of literary figures and film and television personalities graced book jackets and magazine covers for decades, died on Oct.

From New York Times

In a recent conversation, the late-blooming moderator offered some thoughts on what to expect.

From Los Angeles Times

But those later starbursts didn’t result in star-sparse galaxies—all the late-blooming alternate dark matter galaxies eventually caught up with star production.

From Scientific American