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late bloomer

A late bloomer describes someone or something that does not come into his or her its own, either mentally or physically, until after most other peers. (noun)

An example of a late bloomer is a person who is shorter than all her classmates but has a growth spurt right before going to college.

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See late bloomer in Webster's New World College Dictionary

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