come to think of it
Phrase introducing a realization
Come to think of it is a phrase used to introduce a thought or realization that has just occurred to the speaker, often one that contradicts or modifies something said moments before.
It signals a spontaneous reconsideration: Come to think of it, I did see her car in the parking lot.
The phrase suggests the speaker is thinking aloud rather than presenting a fully formed idea.
- now you mention itPhrase acknowledging prompted recall
- incidentallyIntroducing a tangent
- recollectionRecalled mental image
- epiphanySudden profound insight
- realizationGrasping what's true
memory · reminiscence · reflection · consideration · hindsight · remembrance · now that you mention it · you know what · speaking of which · recall · by the way · recognition · pondering · as a matter of fact · contemplation · awareness · rhetorical device · actually
- Thinking phrasesI believe, in my opinion, I wonder, I suppose, it seems
- reversalsreverse, undo, revert, overturn, flip
- by the wayincidentally, aside, apropos, tangentially, parenthetically
- filler wordsum, uh, er, hmm, ah
- Hedging Wordsperhaps, maybe, possibly, arguably, supposedly
- transitionstransition, blending, segue, fade, changeover
come to think of itas I was saying
Phrase resuming interrupted speech
according to plan · as expected · predictably · by design · of course
come, comes, coming, think, thinks, thought, thinking, thinker, thinkable