Collocations for "hindsight"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "hindsight" in context.
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hindsight
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.n
- hindsight is 20-20
- thank you, captain hindsight
- we don't have the [advantage, benefit] of hindsight
- with the [advantage] of hindsight
- hindsight is better than foresight
- historical hindsight
- everything is 20-20 in hindsight
- yes, in hindsight that is [clear, obvious]
- is only [clear] in hindsight
- hindsight is 20-20
- thank you, captain hindsight
- we don't have the [advantage, benefit] of hindsight
- with the [advantage] of hindsight
- hindsight is better than foresight
- historical hindsight
- everything is 20-20 in hindsight
- yes, in hindsight that is [clear, obvious]
- is only [clear] in hindsight
- yes, in hindsight maybe it was [not a good, a bad] idea (to)
- yes, in hindsight maybe we should have [gone, tried, done]
- in hindsight I [wish, realize] that
- in hindsight it [appears, seems] that
- that´s easy to say in hindsight
- looking back in hindsight
- seems [wrong, ridiculous, wise], in hindsight
- in hindsight we [could, should] have
'hindsight' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):