Idiom
light-bulb moment
Meaning
A moment of enlightenment, inspiration or sudden realization.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“I had a light-bulb moment while I was washing the dishes.”
“After staring at the math problem for an hour, she had a light-bulb moment and finally understood the solution.”
“The scientist experienced a sudden light-bulb moment that allowed her to connect the disparate data points and solve the mystery of the experiment.”
Examples
simple
“I had a light-bulb moment while I was washing the dishes.”
contextual
“After staring at the math problem for an hour, she had a light-bulb moment and finally understood the solution.”
complex
“The scientist experienced a sudden light-bulb moment that allowed her to connect the disparate data points and solve the mystery of the experiment.”
Origin
From light bulb + moment.
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