Johnny-come-lately

Definition of Johnny-come-latelynext

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Recent Examples of Johnny-come-lately Here are impressions of the game from a Johnny-come-lately. Michel A. Ibrahim, Baltimore Sun, 22 Mar. 2026 Sure those who spent the most and who’ve stayed the longest ought to receive more compensation than the Johnny-come-lately’s to the smarthome party? Charles Radclyffe, Forbes.com, 16 July 2025 Johnny-come-lately botnet sets a new record At 30,000 devices, the Eleven11bot was already exceptionally large (although some botnets exceed well over 100,000 devices). Ars Technica, 6 Mar. 2025 The Hood proudly stands as an outlier, no Johnny-come-lately to contemporary Native art. Chadd Scott, Forbes, 16 Jan. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for Johnny-come-lately
Noun
  • Though Cox has a small role and Panettiere returns, the lack of legacy characters makes this feel like a cheap imitator at times.
    Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 3 Mar. 2026
  • For decades, Gallup’s company and its imitators improved their techniques.
    David Frum, The Atlantic, 21 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • And what struck me as really interesting is just how many members were part of these groups and how many of these groups there are, specifically on Reddit, some of which have upwards of a million followers.
    Dana Taylor, USA Today, 31 Mar. 2026
  • Late last week, Lindsey Buckingham dropped a very tantalizing tidbit while speaking to his Instagram followers about his future plans.
    Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 30 Mar. 2026

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“Johnny-come-lately.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/Johnny-come-lately. Accessed 7 Apr. 2026.

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