Meanings
nouniPhone moment (plural iPhone moments)
plural iPhone moments
- The moment when a company or industry realizes that it needs to catch up with apparent technological and scientific developments made by some other company or industry.
Origin
In reference to the Apple iPhone launch in 2007.
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iPhone moment. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/iPhone%20moment
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“iPhone moment.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/iPhone%20moment. Accessed November 5, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “iPhone moment,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/iPhone%20moment.
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