aha moment



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aha moment

A moment or instance at which a sudden, revelatory idea, realization, or solution to a problem comes to mind. We'd been working on the problem at the lab for weeks, but the aha moment came to me when I was out gardening!
See also: moment

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Vivianus-Late Roman
AlfonsAHL-fawns (German, Dutch, Polish)German, Dutch, Polish, Ancient Germanic
Tshering-Tibetan, Bhutanese
Isa (2)EE-sah: (Dutch)German, Dutch, Italian, Spanish
PÉPinPEP-in (English)History
Kishan-Indian, Hindi, Gujarati