hindsight

American  

[hahynd-sahyt] / ˈhaɪndˌsaɪt /

noun

1. recognition of the realities, possibilities, or requirements of a situation, event, decision etc., after its occurrence.

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hindsight British  

/ ˈhaɪndˌsaɪt /

noun

1. the ability to understand, after something has happened, what should have been done or what caused the event

2. a firearm's rear sight

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Etymology

Origin of hindsight

First recorded in 1850–55; hind ¹ + sight

Example Sentences

"In hindsight, we should have provided more detail about our intentions and how the process works."

From BBC

In hindsight, he said, it made sense not to risk injury playing another year in high school.

From The Wall Street Journal

In hindsight, though, F. & R. Lockwood gave birth to an industry.

From The Wall Street Journal

What began as friendly advice became, in hindsight, one of the sharpest betrayals in music business history.

From The Wall Street Journal

The argument is not that, with the benefit of hindsight, we should have bought energy stocks before international crises.

From MarketWatch