see daylight

English

Verb

see daylight (third-person singular simple present sees daylight, present participle seeing daylight, simple past saw daylight, past participle seen daylight) (idiomatic)

1. To reach an understanding of something previously obscure; to arrive at a solution to a problem.
2. To near completion of a lengthy task.

   I've been cataloguing my stamp album all weekend; now finally I'm beginning to see daylight.

3. (chiefly in the negative) To become exposed to view; to be seen.

   I have a lot of old junk in the attic that hasn't seen daylight for years.

   The report was suppressed and never saw daylight.

4. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see see,‎ daylight.

See also

• see the light
• see the light of day