Meaning of aha moment | Babel Free

Definitions

The moment or instant at which the solution to a problem, or some other significant realization, becomes clear.

idiomatic

Equivalents

Examples

“We are never made to understand why Oskar Schindler, the Nazi war profiteer, risked his life to save more than 1,200 Jews; there is no defining Aha! moment that accounts for his heroism.”

“Her aha moment came in 2003: "This, I realized, was my passion."”

“Microsoft’s marketing gurus hope that Bing will evoke […] a sound — the ringing of a bell that signals the “aha” moment when a search leads to an answer.”

CEFR level