Johnny-come-lately

A newcomer or late arrival to a group or activity. The rest of the staff wasn't too fond of Greg, a Johnny-come-lately who received praise from the manager after just one week on the job. Hurry up, Johnny-come-lately, we've already started today's drills!

Johnny-come-lately

A newcomer, as in She may be a Johnny-come-lately on the board, but she's doing a fine job with publicity. [1830s]

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Belinda	bə-LIN-də	English
Cristen	KRIS-tən	English (Modern)
Timofei	tee-mah-FYAY	Russian
Stella	['stelə]
Gypsy	JIP-see	English (Rare)
Mirinda	mee-REEN-dah	Esperanto