fruition
- noun
- /fruˈɪʃən/
- The team's efforts to improve the community park are coming to fruition this summer with a grand opening.
- come to fruition
- bring to fruition
- project came to fruition
And while Michael's previous worries did not come to fruition, this one will.
- And while Michael's previous worries did not come to fruition, this one will.
- And then that reality came to fruition and we're here now.
- And all of this came to fruition in America on national television.
- They will be the same when religion is brought to its fruition or fulfillment.
- So I wanted to make that come to fruition.
- And the reaction to this atrocity in in Israel is the fruition of that prediction.
- There is a science emerging that we'd like to see come to fruition as a field of conversational AI.
- Can you have an idea and then see it through to fruition?
- You know, everything daddy did, so to speak, was coming to fruition.
- It hasn't been brought to its fruition unfolded, right?
- Our deep hopes will not come to fruition is King's point.
- Milton Friedman's vision finally coming to fruition right before our very eyes.
Examples
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The master plan has come to fruition!
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I had planned for this result, but having it actually come to fruition is always a nice surprise.
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And then that reality came to fruition and we're here now.
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And all of this came to fruition in America on national television.
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The plan never came to fruition because of the lack of federal funding support.
Academic text (1999) -
Something he did years ago is finally coming to fruition.
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All their plans are coming to fruition.
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Rolle's dream of becoming a doctor came to fruition on May 20 when he graduated from Florida State's College of Medicine.
Academic text (2017) -
Ladies and gentlemen, when I was campaigning for the office of Mayor of this city, I made you some promises, and today, we see our efforts come to fruition.
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But I have confidence that you will prevail, that you will see your dreams come to fruition, and that you will leave your mark, your legacy on this world.
Synonyms
A success you reach after working hard
A successful task or goal that you finish
The act of finishing a task or project
A feeling of happiness and satisfaction when you achieve something important
Making a plan or idea real
Reaching a goal or level through effort
The act of finishing something so it is complete
Antonyms
How Realized
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Fruition comes from the old Latin word fructus, meaning 'fruit' and 'enjoyment'. Think of an idea 'bearing fruit': when your plan finally produces good results and you enjoy them, it has come to fruition.