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

Jesse Plemons, in his thoughtful baritone, admits, “In hindsight, I think she kept me off-balance for the majority of the shoot in a way that I don’t think I could comprehend in the moment.”

From Los Angeles Times

The new idea was called Market Monitor Data Systems and this really was a breakthrough technology, even with hindsight.

From Barron's

With the benefit of hindsight Vaughan questioned the whole project.

From BBC

While none of these indicators is definitive in isolation—and certainty only comes with hindsight—the accumulation of such signals warrants attention.

From Barron's

Villarreal: Do you have a sense — especially with a little bit of hindsight now, though I know you’re still in the whirlwind of it — what the character of Victor has done for you?

From Los Angeles Times