Kodak moment

Noun

informal

(informal) A sentimental or charming moment worthy of capturing in a photograph.

Japanese Meaning

写真に収めたくなるほど感動的で心温まる瞬間 / 心に残る、魅力的な情緒溢れる瞬間 / 記録に値する特別で美しい瞬間

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When the old couple danced slowly under the streetlight, it felt like a Kodak moment.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

年配の夫婦が街灯の下でゆっくり踊っていると、まるで写真に残しておきたいと思える瞬間だった。

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Sense（1）

(informal) A sentimental or charming moment worthy of capturing in a photograph.

Instead she held his hand and they walked together. I looked at both of them and I knew that it was a Kodak moment. I was so proud of my daughter.

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Sense（2）

(informal) The situation in which a business fails to foresee changes within its industry and drops from a market-dominant position to being a minor player or declares bankruptcy.

THIS is your Kodak moment. Kodak moment, in this case, does not mean a moment to capture on film; rather, it means the time in history when an upstart technology changed the game; e.g., digital photography emerged and Kodak chose to ignore it until it was too late.

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Kodak moments

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