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Common collocations with puberty in American Collocation

puberty noun uncountable

US /ˈpjubərti/

start puberty

attain
enter
hit
reach

The girls are married off when they reach puberty, often at the age of 12.

be about to start puberty soon

approach

I was now in the period when I was fast approaching puberty.

experience puberty

go through
undergo

Many young people go through puberty and adolescence with few problems; for others it is a time of uncertainty and anxiety.

delay puberty

delay

Excessive exercise tends to delay puberty by about five months for every year of training.

age
onset
sign

This disease mainly affects women, usually just after the onset of puberty.