aha moment
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: 3.55 in modern English
16
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
The moment or instant at which the solution to a problem, or some other significant realization, becomes clear.
Example Sentences
- "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."