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aha moment

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

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

idiomatic

Equivalents

Françaisillumination
2 more languages
Polskieureka

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 soundthe ringing of a bell that signals theahamoment when a search leads to an answer.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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