0 the process of becoming completely developed mentally or emotionally
1 the process of a market , industry, etc. no longer growing as fast as it did when it was new:
2 the process of becoming completely developed mentally or emotionally
3 the process of becoming completely grown physically
4 a stage in the development of a market, industry, etc. when it is no longer growing as fast as it did when it was new:
We can complete it step by step however long the road is and it can't be completed however short the road is if you don't even mark your footprint.