late developernoun [ C ]
uk/ˌleɪt dɪˈvel.ə.pər/us/ˌleɪt dɪˈvel.ə.pɚ/UK US late bloomersomeone who becomes good at something after people usually become good at it:
At school she was a late developer, and it wasn't until she went to university that her talents became apparent.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Late
- behind
- behindhand
- belated
- delayed
- door
- down to the wire idiom
- late
- late in the day idiom
- latecomer
- latest
- miss
- moment
- schedule
- shut/close the stable/barn door after the horse has bolted idiom
- tardy
- the eleventh hour idiom
- the last minute idiom
- time
- uncivilized
- wire
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