late-blooming
Slow to develop
Late-blooming describes someone or something that develops, matures, or achieves success later than usual.
A late-blooming artist might find recognition in middle age.
Late-blooming flowers open toward the end of the growing season.
The term often carries positive connotations—suggesting that timing doesn't diminish achievement: She was a late-blooming novelist who published her first book at fifty.
Learning one's true character
- awakeningReturn to consciousness
- transformationThorough change in form
- flourishingProspering vigorously
- blossomingBeginning to flower
maturation · emerging · unfolding · developing · evolving · growing · ripening · actualization
Sudden important advance
- renaissancePeriod of renewed vitality
- reinventionComplete self-transformation
- comebackRecovery after decline
- second-actPlay's second division
overlooked · underestimated · sleeper · dark-horse · untapped · long-awaited
Sustained resolve despite obstacles
- patienceCalm during delays
- enduranceSustained effort capacity
- persistenceContinuing despite difficulty
- determinationFirmness of purpose
steadfastness · tenacity · grit · fortitude · comeback · resilient · undeterred · persistent
Ornamental daisy relative
- asterMitotic spindle anchor
- dahliaTuberous flowering genus
- sedumSucculent groundcover genus
- goldenrodYellow wildflower, often blamed
perennial · reblooming · slow-growing · hardy · cool-season · overwinter · bulb · dormancy
self-discovery
Learning one's true character
- awakeningReturn to consciousness
- transformationThorough change in form
- flourishingProspering vigorously
blossoming · maturation · emerging · unfolding · developing · evolving · growing · ripening · actualization · fulfillment
breakthrough
Sudden important advance
- renaissancePeriod of renewed vitality
- reinventionComplete self-transformation
- comebackRecovery after decline
second-act · overlooked · underestimated · sleeper · dark-horse · untapped · long-awaited
perseverance
Sustained resolve despite obstacles
- patienceCalm during delays
- enduranceSustained effort capacity
- persistenceContinuing despite difficulty
determination · steadfastness · tenacity · grit · fortitude · comeback · resilient · undeterred · persistent · unwavering
chrysanthemum
Ornamental daisy relative
goldenrod · perennial · reblooming · slow-growing · hardy · cool-season · overwinter · bulb · dormancy
late-bloomingprecocious
Developed before typical age
early · premature · advanced · child prodigy · wunderkind
late-bloomingfast
Speedy, or skip eating
quick · rapid · accelerated · fast-tracked · meteoric
late, later, latest, lately, lateness, bloom, blooming, bloomed, bloomer