materialize
To happen in real life (especially after you expected it).
To happen or become real after being expected, planned, or talked about.
To appear suddenly, as if from nowhere.
To appear, arrive, or become visible suddenly, often when not expected.
To become a real, visible thing (often in stories).
To become visible or take physical form, especially in stories, magic, or science fiction.
In databases, to save the results of a query so they can be used faster later.
In computing, to create a stored, concrete result from a query or calculation (for example, a materialized view).
- Base: materialize
- 3rd Person Singular: materializes
- Present Participle: materializing
- Past: materialized
fail to materialize
1not happen as expected
To not happen, even though people expected it.
- The expected savings failed to materialize.
- Their meeting was postponed when enough support failed to materialize.
- Despite the hype, the new jobs failed to materialize.
- The deal failed to materialize.
- The results failed to materialize.
materialize before your eyes
1appear suddenly in front of you
To appear suddenly right in front of you.
- A huge rainbow seemed to materialize before our eyes.
- The outline of the island materialized before our eyes as the fog lifted.
- With one click, the map materialized before our eyes on the screen.
- A face materialized before my eyes.
materialize out of thin air
1appear as if by magic
To appear suddenly from nowhere.
- Extra chairs don’t just materialize out of thin air.
- He materialized out of thin air right when we started talking about him.
- A solution won’t materialize out of thin air—you have to work for it.
- She materialized out of thin air.
- The answer won’t materialize out of thin air.