active growth
Ongoing biological expansion
Active growth describes a phase when an organism is visibly increasing in size, developing new structures, or expanding.
Plants in active growth produce new leaves, stems, or roots; businesses in active growth are hiring and expanding operations.
The term distinguishes periods of development from dormancy or stagnation: Fertilize houseplants only during active growth, The company's active growth phase lasted five years.
- flourishingProspering vigorously
- thrivingSucceeding vigorously
- sproutingSeeds beginning growth
- buddingDeveloping from an outgrowth
- expandingGrowing in scope
branching out · developing · vigorous · lush · green · green thumb · shoots · seedlings · blooming · proliferation · surge · momentum · vitality · life force · fertile · roots · stems · leaves
active growthdormancy
Suspended biological activity
quiescence · stasis · diapause · torpor · latency
active growthdecline
Decrease or refuse
decay · atrophy · deterioration · regression · withering
active growthstagnation
Absence of flow or progress
inactivity · inertia · standstill · equilibrium · plateau
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