a Johnny-come-lately



a Johnny-come-lately

  (old-fashioned)
someone who has only recently started a job or activity and has suddenly become very successful She denies suggestions that she's a Johnny-come-lately, saying that she has worked for years to get her own show.

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
ClarityKLER-i-tee, KLAR-i-teeEnglish (Rare)
Lidka-Polish
MadysonMAD-i-sənEnglish (Modern)
Narayan-Indian, Hindi, Nepali, Marathi, Odia, Bengali
Dorji-Tibetan, Bhutanese
Nathanielnə-THAN-ee-əl (English), nə-THAN-yəl (English)English, Biblical