"late" in inglés with examples - Collocation dictionary inglés
- The heavy clay and rich minerals of its homeland help it to develop strong bone, and it matures late, generally around 6 to 7 years.
- Infants born in, say, the International Year of Older Persons (1999) might mature late.
- The breed tends to mature late, especially when raised in their native habitats.
- McCloy matured late in football terms and he never played at Minor or Under 21 level for Derry.
- Come here and tell me, girlie, Do you think my mind is maturing late, Or simply rotted early?
- "He's got a ways to go, but a lot of big men mature late," General Manager John Nash said.
- That is physically true, though in a deeper sense of the word, they mature late.
- Skates have slow growth rates and, since they mature late, low reproductive rates.
- There is a Japanese proverb which observes that great talents mature late.
- One sport where boys who mature late are at a particular disadvantage is football.
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