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
Trista	TRIS-tə	English
Damocles	DAM-ə-kleez (English)	Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Linda	['lində]
CezÁRio	-	Portuguese (Brazilian)
Santino	sahn-TEE-no	Italian
Conleth	-	Irish