light at the end of the tunnel

Discover More

Idioms and Phrases

The end of a difficult situation or task, the solution to a difficult problem. For example, It's taken three years to effect this merger, but we're finally seeing the light at the end of the tunnel . This metaphoric expression dates from the 1800s, but became widespread only in the mid-1900s.

Discover More

Example Sentences

Examples have not been reviewed.

But thankfully, there’s a light at the end of the tunnel: tax refunds.

From

"You need to just do it because there is the light at the end of the tunnel," she said.

From

Previously secret documents detail how ex-advisor Dominic Hampshire saw Yang Tengbo as Andrew's "only light at the end of the tunnel" after his Newsnight interview in 2019.

From

His brother said: "The light at the end of the tunnel is now getting brighter."

From

But I was like, “Yes, it’s sort of a light at the end of the tunnel.”

From

Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023

light as a feather lightboard

Browse