晩ばん成せい

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb

late completion; late bloomer; succeeding later in life

Often used in the set phrase 大器晩成 (great talents mature late). As a standalone noun or する-verb, it refers to achieving something or blooming later than usual.

• 彼かれは大たい器き晩ばん成せい型がたで、40代だいになってから成せい功こうした。

  He is a late bloomer and succeeded only after reaching his forties.

• この作さっ家かは晩ばん成せいし、60歳さいで初はじめて小しょう説せつを出しゅっ版ぱんした。

  This writer bloomed late and published his first novel at age 60.