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noun

fruition

froo-IH-shuhn
noun
1
The point at which a plan or effort is finally achieved or realized.
"After ten years of planning, the project finally came to fruition."
"Their dream of opening a restaurant came to fruition last spring."

How to Use Fruition

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In plain EnglishThe moment when something you worked toward is finally achieved.

Common pairings
come to fruition bring a plan to fruition

Word Forms

fruitions plural, fruitions plural

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Etymology

From Latin fruitiō, "enjoyment" — reshaped in English to look like fruit + -ion, tying it to the idea of a plan "bearing fruit."

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