Johnny-come-lately

Definition of Johnny-come-latelynext

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Recent Examples of Johnny-come-lately Sure those who spent the most and who’ve stayed the longest ought to receive more compensation than the Johnny-come-lately’s to the smarthome party? Charles Radclyffe, Forbes.com, 16 July 2025 Johnny-come-lately botnet sets a new record At 30,000 devices, the Eleven11bot was already exceptionally large (although some botnets exceed well over 100,000 devices). Ars Technica, 6 Mar. 2025 The Hood proudly stands as an outlier, no Johnny-come-lately to contemporary Native art. Chadd Scott, Forbes, 16 Jan. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for Johnny-come-lately
Noun
  • The success spurred other companies to open their models and shifted perceptions of China’s AI landscape from imitator to innovator.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 31 Dec. 2025
  • Despite many aspirants and imitators, there really hasn’t been anything like it since.
    Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 31 Dec. 2025
Noun
  • Jennifer Aniston's social media followers were treated to some banter between the Friends alum and her costar Courteney Cox — not as Rachel and Monica, but themselves.
    Raechal Shewfelt, Entertainment Weekly, 7 Jan. 2026
  • The chef has 115 million social followers and has established himself over two decades with prime time shows like Kitchen Nightmares and MasterChef more recently being accompanied by a vibrant social media profile.
    Dade Hayes, Deadline, 7 Jan. 2026

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“Johnny-come-lately.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/Johnny-come-lately. Accessed 20 Jan. 2026.

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