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late bloomer

noun

a person whose talents or capabilities are slow to develop.
A late bloomer, she wrote her first novel when she was almost 50.

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Davis, 40, is a self-described late bloomer in the skincare industry.

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Toney has, however, been a bit of a late bloomer.

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“I’m a late bloomer. I’ve got some catching up to do.”

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The 28-year-old trans actress is now publishing a new book, Paper Doll: Notes from a Late Bloomer, which comes out on Tuesday.

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“He always said it was fine to be a late bloomer if you made it to the flower show,” Pat wrote in her husband’s death notice.

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