aha moment
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of aha moment
From the expression aha, used to signal sudden awareness or comprehension
Example Sentences
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Discovering in the course of this book that Kim Thayil has synesthesia — a condition where one sense triggers another — was a huge aha moment.
From Salon • Jun. 9, 2026
Her big aha moment came after meeting with Janine Kyrillos, director of the Comprehensive Weight Management Program at Jefferson Health in Pennsylvania.
From Slate • Jul. 20, 2024
Mindy Jensen, a host of financial podcast “BiggerPockets Money,” had an aha moment with Sethi when she was a guest on his podcast.
From Seattle Times • Jul. 18, 2023
And just the way she all of a sudden had like this aha moment of, “Wait, if you could cheat on Ariana, could you cheat on me?”
From Los Angeles Times • May 24, 2023
“And it was this aha moment, where I finally, for the first time, after a life of being around motorcycles, designed a bike that was not for a customer.”
From New York Times • May 11, 2022
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