growth spurt

noun

: an occurrence of growing quickly and suddenly in a short period of time

When he was 11 he had a growth spurt.

Examples of growth spurt in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The growth spurt started about four years ago, according to data from the archdiocese, and has increased by more than 1,000 students each year since. —Jimena Tavel, Miami Herald, 29 Aug. 2025

Disney, which has had a fairly small fleet compared to other lines, has been on a growth spurt and is expected to have 13 ships by 2031, said Deaton. —Lori Weisberg, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Aug. 2025

In the first half of 2025 alone, IHG opened more than 207 hotels, adding over 31,000 rooms, the biggest six-month growth spurt in the company’s history. —Erica Wertheim Zohar, Forbes.com, 14 Aug. 2025

Meanwhile, second-quarter GDP is expected to show economic momentum slowing sharply after a growth spurt at the start of the year, meshing with the BOE’s view that the economy has started to show more slack. —Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 10 Aug. 2025

Rhymes for growth spurt

• alert
• assert
• avert
• dessert
• divert
• evert
• exert
• inert
• insert
• invert
• nightshirt
• overt