latecomer

We must have thought we were the last of the latecomers.

Compared to other sports, soccer is a latecomer to video replays.

In the Balkans, Romania, a latecomer, entered the war on the side of the Allies and was quickly overrun by the Germans, who gained control of that country’s valuable oil and grain resources.

A latecomer to the sport who turned pro just over six years ago, he still has a bright future in the sport.

A recent preprint by members of the same team suggests a reason: Many diseases themselves were latecomers.