What's a word for peaking early in a given endeavor?
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Looking for a word/phrase that expresses you hit the pinnacle of your success early and it's all downhill from there.
"Early bloomer" is the closest I can think of but that implies you learned fast and maintain your level of expertise.
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Looking for a word/phrase that expresses you hit the pinnacle of your success early and it's all downhill from there.
"Early bloomer" is the closest I can think of but that implies you learned fast and maintain your level of expertise.
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edited Mar 29 at 18:03
Laurel
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What do you find is wrong with "peaking early" or even "peaking too early"?
– Steve Bird
Mar 29 at 14:23
I'm not making a judgment call on whether it's good or bad I'm simply looking for a word that captures the phenomenon of reaching early success and then being less successful ever after.
– David Daudelin
Mar 29 at 14:30
You have to say why you've rejected peaking, which does mean what you want to express—at least as far as its been described so far.
– Jason Bassford
Mar 29 at 16:00
Ah, completely misread that comment - didn't realize Steve was asking what I thought about those phrases. But yeah those are too literal - the answer below is just what I was looking for.
– David Daudelin
Mar 29 at 17:00
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Looking for a word/phrase that expresses you hit the pinnacle of your success early and it's all downhill from there.
"Early bloomer" is the closest I can think of but that implies you learned fast and maintain your level of expertise.
single-word-requests american-english expression-requests
edited Mar 29 at 18:03
Laurel
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asked Mar 29 at 14:18
David DaudelinDavid Daudelin
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Looking for a word/phrase that expresses you hit the pinnacle of your success early and it's all downhill from there.
"Early bloomer" is the closest I can think of but that implies you learned fast and maintain your level of expertise.
single-word-requests american-english expression-requests
single-word-requests american-english expression-requests
edited Mar 29 at 18:03
Laurel
34.8k668121
asked Mar 29 at 14:18
David DaudelinDavid Daudelin
31
edited Mar 29 at 18:03
Laurel
34.8k668121
asked Mar 29 at 14:18
David DaudelinDavid Daudelin
31
edited Mar 29 at 18:03
Laurel
34.8k668121
edited Mar 29 at 18:03
Laurel
34.8k668121
edited Mar 29 at 18:03
Laurel
34.8k668121
34.8k668121
asked Mar 29 at 14:18
David DaudelinDavid Daudelin
31
asked Mar 29 at 14:18
David DaudelinDavid Daudelin
31
asked Mar 29 at 14:18
David DaudelinDavid Daudelin
31
31
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What do you find is wrong with "peaking early" or even "peaking too early"?
– Steve Bird
Mar 29 at 14:23
I'm not making a judgment call on whether it's good or bad I'm simply looking for a word that captures the phenomenon of reaching early success and then being less successful ever after.
– David Daudelin
Mar 29 at 14:30
You have to say why you've rejected peaking, which does mean what you want to express—at least as far as its been described so far.
– Jason Bassford
Mar 29 at 16:00
Ah, completely misread that comment - didn't realize Steve was asking what I thought about those phrases. But yeah those are too literal - the answer below is just what I was looking for.
– David Daudelin
Mar 29 at 17:00
add a comment |
1
What do you find is wrong with "peaking early" or even "peaking too early"?
– Steve Bird
Mar 29 at 14:23
I'm not making a judgment call on whether it's good or bad I'm simply looking for a word that captures the phenomenon of reaching early success and then being less successful ever after.
– David Daudelin
Mar 29 at 14:30
You have to say why you've rejected peaking, which does mean what you want to express—at least as far as its been described so far.
– Jason Bassford
Mar 29 at 16:00
Ah, completely misread that comment - didn't realize Steve was asking what I thought about those phrases. But yeah those are too literal - the answer below is just what I was looking for.
– David Daudelin
Mar 29 at 17:00
1
1
What do you find is wrong with "peaking early" or even "peaking too early"?
– Steve Bird
Mar 29 at 14:23
What do you find is wrong with "peaking early" or even "peaking too early"?
– Steve Bird
Mar 29 at 14:23
I'm not making a judgment call on whether it's good or bad I'm simply looking for a word that captures the phenomenon of reaching early success and then being less successful ever after.
– David Daudelin
Mar 29 at 14:30
I'm not making a judgment call on whether it's good or bad I'm simply looking for a word that captures the phenomenon of reaching early success and then being less successful ever after.
– David Daudelin
Mar 29 at 14:30
You have to say why you've rejected peaking, which does mean what you want to express—at least as far as its been described so far.
– Jason Bassford
Mar 29 at 16:00
You have to say why you've rejected peaking, which does mean what you want to express—at least as far as its been described so far.
– Jason Bassford
Mar 29 at 16:00
Ah, completely misread that comment - didn't realize Steve was asking what I thought about those phrases. But yeah those are too literal - the answer below is just what I was looking for.
– David Daudelin
Mar 29 at 17:00
Ah, completely misread that comment - didn't realize Steve was asking what I thought about those phrases. But yeah those are too literal - the answer below is just what I was looking for.
– David Daudelin
Mar 29 at 17:00
add a comment |
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flash in the pan TFD an idiom
Someone or something whose success or popularity is short-lived.
As in:
Or is it just another social media flash in the pan? BBC Feb 24, 2019
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Awesome - this was exactly what I was looking for - thanks!
– David Daudelin
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flash in the pan TFD an idiom
Someone or something whose success or popularity is short-lived.
As in:
Or is it just another social media flash in the pan? BBC Feb 24, 2019
answered Mar 29 at 15:29
lbflbf
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Awesome - this was exactly what I was looking for - thanks!
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Mar 29 at 16:59
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flash in the pan TFD an idiom
Someone or something whose success or popularity is short-lived.
As in:
Or is it just another social media flash in the pan? BBC Feb 24, 2019
answered Mar 29 at 15:29
lbflbf
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Awesome - this was exactly what I was looking for - thanks!
– David Daudelin
Mar 29 at 16:59
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flash in the pan TFD an idiom
Someone or something whose success or popularity is short-lived.
As in:
Or is it just another social media flash in the pan? BBC Feb 24, 2019
answered Mar 29 at 15:29
lbflbf
22.3k22575
flash in the pan TFD an idiom
Someone or something whose success or popularity is short-lived.
As in:
Or is it just another social media flash in the pan? BBC Feb 24, 2019
answered Mar 29 at 15:29
lbflbf
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answered Mar 29 at 15:29
lbflbf
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answered Mar 29 at 15:29
lbflbf
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Awesome - this was exactly what I was looking for - thanks!
– David Daudelin
Mar 29 at 16:59
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Awesome - this was exactly what I was looking for - thanks!
– David Daudelin
Mar 29 at 16:59
Awesome - this was exactly what I was looking for - thanks!
– David Daudelin
Mar 29 at 16:59
Awesome - this was exactly what I was looking for - thanks!
– David Daudelin
Mar 29 at 16:59
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What do you find is wrong with "peaking early" or even "peaking too early"?
– Steve Bird
Mar 29 at 14:23
I'm not making a judgment call on whether it's good or bad I'm simply looking for a word that captures the phenomenon of reaching early success and then being less successful ever after.
– David Daudelin
Mar 29 at 14:30
You have to say why you've rejected peaking, which does mean what you want to express—at least as far as its been described so far.
– Jason Bassford
Mar 29 at 16:00
Ah, completely misread that comment - didn't realize Steve was asking what I thought about those phrases. But yeah those are too literal - the answer below is just what I was looking for.
– David Daudelin
Mar 29 at 17:00