fruition

American  

[froo-ish-uhn] / fruˈɪʃ ən /

noun

1. attainment of anything desired; realization; accomplishment.

   After years of hard work she finally brought her idea to full fruition.

   Synonyms:

   result, perfection, completion, achievement, fulfillment, accomplishment, consummation

2. enjoyment, as of something attained or realized.

3. state of bearing fruit.

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fruition British  

/ fruːˈɪʃən /

noun

1. the attainment or realization of something worked for or desired; fulfilment

2. enjoyment of this

3. the act or condition of bearing fruit

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Other Word Forms

• nonfruition noun
• self-fruition noun

Etymology

Origin of fruition

First recorded in 1375–1425; late Middle English fruicioun, from Late Latin fruitiōn-, stem of fruitiō “enjoyment”; equivalent to fruit + -ion

Example Sentences

Its joint manufacturing plan still faces many hurdles before coming to fruition.

From BBC

Investors also are watching whether all the planned data-center projects come to fruition and whether they will need all the generators and other equipment currently anticipated.

From The Wall Street Journal

At the same time, these customers are ramping up efforts to develop custom chips to reduce reliance on Nvidia, Goldberg said, and he expects some of those chip programs to come to fruition next year.

From MarketWatch

At the same time, these customers are ramping up efforts to develop custom chips to reduce reliance on Nvidia, Goldberg said, and he expects some of those chip programs to come to fruition next year.

From MarketWatch

But, he acknowledged, “the opportunity to add somebody of this caliber to what’s already a really talented bullpen was something that we weren’t sure was going to be able to actually come to fruition.”

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• materialization