eureka moment



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eureka 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 in the lab for weeks, but the eureka moment came to me when I was out gardening!
See also: moment

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Redmond-Irish
LiÊN-Vietnamese
SimÃO-Portuguese
LouLOO (English)English, French
Houda-Arabic
Alojzije-Croatian