Hindsight - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|ˈhaɪndsaɪt|
Brit.
|ˈhaɪn(d)saɪt|
noun
- understanding the nature of an event after it has happened
hindsight is always better than foresight
Extra examples
It's easy for us to say that the war was wrong, but we have the advantage of hindsight.
With hindsight, I should have seen the warning signs.
With the benefit of hindsight, it's easy to criticize.
...those adolescent rogueries that seemed funny at the time—but only stupid when considered in hindsight...
He admitted that with the benefit of hindsight the original launch had not been large enough.
...what does the aphorism “Hindsight is 20/20” mean?...
20/20 hindsight
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