late bloomer
noun
US
: someone who becomes successful, attractive, etc., at a later time in life than other people
She was a late bloomer as a writer.
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But after being slightly better in the first three months of the season during his decade in Boston, Bogaerts has been a late bloomer in his three seasons with the Padres.
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Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 July 2025
Johnson was a late bloomer, waiting for a growth spurt and obsessing over his jump shot in the meantime.
—Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 6 July 2025
He’s been an unspectacular but solid NHL defenceman and appears to have some room left to grow in a different environment as a late bloomer.
—Arpon Basu, New York Times, 16 May 2025
Clifford was a late bloomer in college and thus is an older player, so his pure upside might not have Minnesotans leaping for joy.
—Joe Nguyen, Denver Post, 8 May 2025
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Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 July 2025
Johnson was a late bloomer, waiting for a growth spurt and obsessing over his jump shot in the meantime.
—Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 6 July 2025
He’s been an unspectacular but solid NHL defenceman and appears to have some room left to grow in a different environment as a late bloomer.
—Arpon Basu, New York Times, 16 May 2025
Clifford was a late bloomer in college and thus is an older player, so his pure upside might not have Minnesotans leaping for joy.
—Joe Nguyen, Denver Post, 8 May 2025
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“Late bloomer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/late%20bloomer. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.
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