come to fruition

Meaning

This expression means to successfully happen, develop, or start to produce results after a long period of planning and effort. It is used when a project, plan, or idea is finally realized or completed.

Examples

• After years of research and development, our new product line has finally come to fruition.

  After years of research and development, our new product line has finally come to fruition.

• We hope to see these strategic plans come to fruition by the end of the fiscal year.

  We hope to see these strategic plans come to fruition by the end of the fiscal year.

• Without adequate funding, our expansion plans will never come to fruition.

  Without adequate funding, our expansion plans will never come to fruition.

• It was deeply satisfying to watch the long-term marketing campaign come to fruition.

  It was deeply satisfying to watch the long-term marketing campaign come to fruition.

• The partnership took months to negotiate, but it has finally come to fruition.

  The partnership took months to negotiate, but it has finally come to fruition.

Common Mistakes

• ✗ Our project has finally come to fruit.

  ✓ Our project has finally come to fruition.

  Although 'fruition' comes from the same root as 'fruit', the correct idiomatic phrase is 'come to fruition'.

• ✗ We need to make this plan come to a fruition.

  ✓ We need to make this plan come to fruition.

  'Fruition' is an uncountable noun in this idiom; do not use the indefinite article 'a' before it.

Related Expressions

Practice

• Our efforts to expand into the European market have finally ___.

  💡 To be successfully realized or achieved after a lot of work.

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  come to fruition

• It takes patience and resources to see a long-term strategy ___.

  💡 To develop fully or produce the desired results.

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  come to fruition