Breakthrough
Breakthrough noun - An instance of notable progress in the development of knowledge, technology, or skill.
Late and breakthrough are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Late" instead an adjective "Breakthrough".
Late
Late adjective - Not arriving, occurring, or settled at the due, usual, or proper time.
Breakthrough and late are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Breakthrough" instead an adjective "Late".
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
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Jekyll is late to his own engagement party because he made a breakthrough in his scientific work.
Source: Theatre / Jekyll & Hyde -
Late Registration had both Mac and Foxx, but also included Lupe Fiasco (his appearance on "Touch the Sky" was his mainstream breakthrough), Adam Levine of Maroon 5, and, perhaps most surprisingly, given Kanye's mentor and boss Jay-Z was feuding with him at the time, Nas on "We Major".
Source: Unexpected Character - The term was coined by record executive Kedar Massenburg sometime late in The '90s to describe the breakthrough artists in this period, namely Lauryn Hill, Erykah Badu, and D Angelo.
Source: Neo Soul
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