bear fruit

Idioms  

1. Yield results, have a favorable outcome, as in This new idea of his is bound to bear fruit. This metaphoric term, first recorded in 1879, transfers the production of fruit by a tree or plant to other kinds of useful yield.

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bear fruit

“If all the spending that we’re seeing on AI infrastructure is going to bear fruit and be productive, it’s going to have to generate profits outside of just the manufacturers of the equipment,” Rinehart said.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 14, 2026

Following several years of limited spending, nine players were then recruited by the Friedkin Group last summer, although a focus on youth has yet to bear fruit.

From BBC ● Aug. 3, 2026

Paine, Mr. Kelly writes, “could hardly have expected that his words would bear fruit so quickly.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 29, 2026

But it will take time to bear fruit.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 25, 2026

It did not look strong enough to bear fruit, did not look useful at all, like most of the plants here.

From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

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