eureka moment

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
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
See also:
  • a-ha moment
  • ha
  • work the problem
  • solution
  • band-aid solution
  • trouble shared is a trouble halved
  • no probs
  • figure out the root of the problem
  • find the root of the problem
  • determine
References in periodicals archive
WITH Scots famous around the world for inventions, you'd imagine we'd have more than our fair share of eureka moments.
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This was the 'Eureka moment', and while Hall recognises these are early days, he cannot disguise the sense of excitement at HFL, where the direct focus for WADA is directed at the Beijing and London Olympics but with spin-offs for racing through complementary work made possible by Levy Board grants.
Dope-testing breakthrough could keep racing one step ahead of the cheats
Let's hope this truly proves to be a 'eureka moment' and the people of the world can afford a collective glance towards the heavens rather than over their shoulder.
Birmingham Post Comment: A Mars moment
He said it was a Eureka moment and told the owner of the house she needed to sit down - before he broke the news.
Vases picked out by expert sell for PS15m
It was created as the result of a 'eureka moment' experienced by Zoe Phayre-Mudge.
Trolley-dolly - the stylish compact shopping pouch with bags of eco conscience
The account of Newton's eureka moment, which led to his famous theory of gravity, forms part of William Stukeley's 1752 biography of the great scientist.
Manuscript of Newton tale made public; uk newsbulletin
Anyway, I got myself in such a frenzy over this damn ad that I couldn't contain myself when thar eureka moment came.
Kaye Adams: Guessing the voice behind ads drives me round the bend
"When I saw those curves for iron acquisition in men and women, I really had a eureka moment," he says, noting that men build up iron stores steadily, while women don't start accumulating iron until menopause.
Excess iron linked to heart disease
Bez Pitcher was at work at at her studio at Earlswood Lakes Craft Centre with her business, That Eureka Moment, when she had a call from her husband, Harvey, to say their home in Queenswood Road, Moseley, Birmingham, had been hit.
Tornado mother storms into finals; EARLSWOOD: Businesswoman impresses judges despite a wrecked home
I came up with the idea after a eureka moment in the bath.
I want to splash out with bath invention; BIZ BUREAU; EXPERT HELP for your business
"It was a eureka moment - it came from nowhere," said Diane.
Cards-to-plants idea is anything but so-so
But for one mother, it also led to an eureka moment so great that she quit her job and began marketing a solution to the mess that toddlers can make.
And woman created... inventions that simply made life a bit easier; Conference highlights female ingenuity that brings in the cash
Dave Jarvis, 50, whose daughter Leanne sang Lorraine Ellison's Stay With Me on the BBC1 show last month, was giving his normal Tannoy message when he had his "eureka moment".
Voice star's on track to be big star; TELLY
However, the spirit of Archimedes' eureka moment is still very much alive as 9% of Welsh owners and managers claim to produce their best business brainwaves in the bath.
Welsh drive to succeed is a mixed blessing
I NOW finally realise what a 'Eureka moment' feels like.
Racism will never be kicked out of the game while FIFA are in charge