Females mature later than males and reach a larger size.

I thought that Ruth, being born small, maybe would mature later than other dragons do.

Every teacher in elementary school knows that because boys mature later than girls many of them have problems with academic subjects, especially reading.

The children became interested in writing from an early age, initially as a game which later matured into a passion.

Wild fish also tend to mature later than tank-bred ones.

The fruit matures around six months later, being a small dry capsule.

They mature later than other bugs, spend a month or so trying to mate and then are gone with the first decent frost.

It's probably normal for their women to mature later.

The "system" requires boys to enter school at the same age as girls, even though they mature later.

To judge by these dancers, boys in their late teens mature later than the girls.