see daylight
The phrase "see daylight" is used in various contexts to denote clarity, progress, or exposure after a period of obscurity or difficulty.
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Definition
B2General
(figurative)To start understanding something that was previously unclear.
Example
- After hours of studying, she finally began to see daylight in the complex theory.
B2Project Management
(figurative)To near the completion of a long or challenging task.
Example
- We've been working on this project for months, but we're finally starting to see daylight.
B2General
(chiefly negative)To become visible or to be revealed after being hidden.
Example
- The old manuscript hadn't seen daylight in decades until it was discovered in the attic.
Similar
Terms that have similar or relatively close meanings to "see daylight":
see the light of dayburn daylightsee the lightbroad daylightin broad daylightcatch the sunnatural lightin the cold light of dayfirst lightshine throughopen sunshinesee intosun upfrom dawn to dusksee outsee throughday and nightdaylight robberydag out