aha moment
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4.1
- noun
- /ɑːˈhɑː ˈmoʊmənt/
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momento de revelación
- During the discussion, she finally had an aha moment when she understood the complex concept.
- aha moment came
- big aha moment
- aha moment," he says
So that was a big aha moment for both Austin and for me.
- So that was a big aha moment for both Austin and for me.
- So that's like the true kind of like, you know, aha moment like this is possible.
- And then once he would do that, it would be this aha moment of what have I done?
- You have those aha moments in the shower.
- And it was a real like aha moment for me.
- And so that was sort of the real aha moment.
- So I had the same aha moment when I first dove into the science of fasting.
- And he has like this aha moment where he thinks, yeah, that's actually what I'm feeling.
- And also too with that said, is when my guys come in and they do coaching and they're starting to get these aha moments, they're energy shifts.
- But I think when you listen to that inner voice, you know, Oprah calls it the aha moment.
- We are in the city of Oprah, so I think I just had a classic aha moment.
Examples
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The thing you just said about we shouldn't be calling it social distance, we should be calling it physical distance is a true aha moment for me.
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And the first big aha moment I had was when I reached self-sufficiency.
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And then once he would do that, it would be this aha moment of what have I done?
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So that was my big aha moment was the the story I tell myself.
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And it is a huge aha moment when you start to realize it is simple to change your life.
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But this aha moment that what if I do have cancer?
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But then I had an aha moment.
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You have those aha moments in the shower.
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Every changemaker has that "aha" moment when he or she decides they want to change the world.
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The other day I was conferencing with a student, and he had one of those "aha" moments that make teaching feel so worthwhile.
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Synonyms
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4.4
A new understanding that makes you see things differently
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6.6
A sudden clear idea that gives you new understanding
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5.5
A sudden moment when you understand or discover something
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3.9
A sudden time when you understand something clearly
How Insightful
Surface Forms
Morphology
The phrase transparently combines 'aha' (an exclamation/label for sudden insight) with 'moment' (a point in time), so its meaning — a point of sudden understanding — is directly derivable from the parts. This composition is conceptually straightforward and cross-linguistically common, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents will likely understand the expression.
Etymology
The phrase aha moment comes from the small word aha people say when something suddenly becomes clear. Because moment means a very short time, an aha moment is a short time of 'sudden insight'.