of age

Idioms  

1. Old enough, according to the law, to be eligible for something, as in In this state he's not of age for buying liquor, but he may vote , or Next year Jane's coming of age and will get her driver's license . This usage was first recorded about 1430. The term under age signifies being too young to be eligible, as in It's against the law to serve alcohol to anyone under age .

2. come of age . Mature or develop fully, as in The school's bilingual program has finally come of age .

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Example Sentences

But I was in no hurry to shed this latest accouterment of age.

From The Wall Street Journal

Human children usually develop this ability around 18 months of age.

From Science Daily

Many people in F1 wonder whether Hamilton's struggles are more to do with the inevitable creep of age - he will be 41 in January - than anything else.

From BBC

The funding deal was driven by a confluence of Saviynt’s maturing business and technology, and enterprise AI coming of age to create “underlying market tailwinds,” he said.

From The Wall Street Journal

It imagines a queer life for William and Kate’s pride and joy as this young royal defiantly and decadently comes of age.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• matured
• sophisticated