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fruition

fruition

32 7.0
The successful end of a plan or project
  • noun
  • /fruˈɪʃən/
translation icon : realización
  • 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.

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Examples

  • The master plan has come to fruition!

  • I had planned for this result, but having it actually come to fruition is always a nice surprise.

  • And then that reality came to fruition and we're here now.

  • And all of this came to fruition in America on national television.

  • 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.

  • All their plans are coming to fruition.

  • 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.

  • 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

achievement
vsfruition
344 2.3

A success you reach after working hard

stresses both completion and the satisfying feeling that follows
accomplishment
vsfruition
184 3.4

A successful task or goal that you finish

focuses more on the plan becoming real and satisfying outcome
completion
vsfruition
108 2.4

The act of finishing a task or project

adds the idea of realized plans plus the satisfying result
fulfillment
vsfruition
  • US
58 3.6

A feeling of happiness and satisfaction when you achieve something important

focuses on making a plan real and the satisfying outcome
realization
vsfruition
  • US
11 3.6

Making a plan or idea real

notes success together with the accompanying sense of satisfaction
attainment
vsfruition
9 4.7

Reaching a goal or level through effort

centres more on realizing a plan with accompanying satisfaction
consummation
vsfruition
  • Formal
3 7.6

The act of finishing something so it is complete

is about achieving a plan and the satisfying result afterwards

Antonyms

557 1.3

Not reaching what was planned or expected

A feeling of not being satisfied with your life or work

How Realized

completion
108 2.4
fruition
32 7.0
progress
2.5

Surface Forms

fruition singular
fruition plural

Morphology

fruition = fruit (semi-transparent) = fruit + ion

The sense 'achievement/realization' is metaphorically derived from 'bearing fruit' (producing results) so the link to 'fruit' is not fully literal and may not be obvious to all learners.

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.