growth spurt

noun

: an occurrence of growing quickly and suddenly in a short period of time

When he was 11 he had a growth spurt.

Examples of growth spurt in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Netflix doesn’t disclose its cancellation, or churn rate, but last year its streaming service gained 30 million subscribers — marking its second-biggest annual increase behind its own growth spurt during the 2020 pandemic lockdowns. —

Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 8 June 2024 An early growth spurt made Reid a football natural. —

Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 9 Feb. 2024 If not, the recent growth spurt is likely to prove another false start in a country of immense promise. —

Arvind Subramanian, Foreign Affairs, 14 Dec. 2021 Scientists looking into this phenomenon attribute it to the tremendous growth spurt that begins in puberty when an adolescent’s brain, body and emotions are transformed as never before or ever again. —

Victoria Costello, Scientific American, 1 Mar. 2012 See all Example Sentences for growth spurt

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