first fruits

American  

plural noun

1. the earliest fruit of the season.

2. the first products or results of anything.

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first fruits British  

plural noun

1. the first results, products, or profits of an undertaking

2. fruit that ripens first

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Etymology

Origin of first fruits

Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400

Example Sentences

At the company’s annual developers conference this spring, we’ll likely see the first fruits of Apple’s AI collaboration with Google.

From Barron's • Jan. 30, 2026

Diogo Rau, Lilly’s chief information and digital officer, cautioned that it still might take years to get the first fruits of AI-powered drug discovery into the hands of patients, likely into the 2030s.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 28, 2025

It will also see the first fruits of the National Film and Television School Sean Connery Talent Lab which has allowed six young filmmakers to make their first short films.

From BBC • Aug. 18, 2025

As the effects of the pandemic caused by SARS-CoV- 2 continue to recede, trials of Long Covid treatments may serve up their first fruits.

From Science Magazine • Jan. 2, 2024

The soul was the body that fed the tobacco, and the spirit was the blood that watered the cotton, and these created the first fruits of the American garden.

From "Between the World and Me" by Ta-Nehisi Coates