aha moment
noun
variants
or less commonly Aha moment
: a moment of sudden realization, inspiration, insight, recognition, or comprehension
The aha moment you experience when you've been trying to remember the name of a song and three hours later it hits you …—
Jeffrey Kluger
Jeffrey KlugerNote: Aha is sometimes followed by an exclamation point and is also often placed in quotation marks.
That was the "Aha!" moment … that made the befuddlement worthwhile.—Robin Marantz Henig
Robin Marantz HenigHer "aha" moment came about two years ago …—Emily Weinstein
Emily WeinsteinExamples of aha moment in a Sentence
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The aha moment, heat triggers the spray, not pressure.
—Neil Senturia, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 June 2025
Read the full Aries Daily Horoscope Taurus (April 20 - May 20)
Expecting an aha moment?
—USA TODAY, 15 Mar. 2025
Below are examples of how leaders like John Hancock, Aflac and AAA are driving this customer centric model:
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John Hancock had the aha moment that life insurance companies had a unique win/win perfect alignment with their customers.
—Robert Reiss, Forbes, 22 Jan. 2025
With Bill Maher writer-producer Chris Kelly, who lost his home in Malibu during the 2018 Woolsey blaze, found that disaster to be an aha moment.
—Rebecca Keegan, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 Jan. 2025
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Neil Senturia, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 June 2025
Read the full Aries Daily Horoscope Taurus (April 20 - May 20)
Expecting an aha moment?
—USA TODAY, 15 Mar. 2025
Below are examples of how leaders like John Hancock, Aflac and AAA are driving this customer centric model:
CREATE A WIN/WIN TO MAKE INSURANCE FUN
John Hancock had the aha moment that life insurance companies had a unique win/win perfect alignment with their customers.
—Robert Reiss, Forbes, 22 Jan. 2025
With Bill Maher writer-producer Chris Kelly, who lost his home in Malibu during the 2018 Woolsey blaze, found that disaster to be an aha moment.
—Rebecca Keegan, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 Jan. 2025
See All Example Sentences for aha moment
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“Aha moment.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/aha%20moment. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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