(stairway wit) is the sense of thinking of a clever comeback when it is too late. The phrase can be used to describe a riposte to an insult, or any witty, clever remark that comes to mind too late to be useful—when one is on the “staircase” leaving the scene.
Virga:
Rain that Evaporates before Reaching the Ground.
h/t Gospel Ninja
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