seeing daylight

Verb

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

1. (idiomatic) To reach an understanding of something previously obscure; to arrive at a solution to a problem.
2. (idiomatic) 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. (idiomatic) 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.
4. (idiomatic) Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see see, daylight.