# come to a head

> English word · Verb

## Definitions
1. To rapidly reach a turning point or climax.
2. To suddenly reveal itself, having lain latent for a time.
3. To suddenly become mature or perfected, having been inchoate or imperfectly formed.
4. To reach its final stage.

## Source
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