spring to mind

• Venir de repente a la mente o recordarse sin esfuerzo consciente.

To suddenly come into one's thoughts or be remembered without deliberate effort.

1. Come to thoughtB2informal

   To suddenly appear in one's thoughts or memory.

   venir a la mente

   • When I think of great leaders, several names spring to mind.
   • A solution to the problem immediately sprang to mind.
   • The answer didn't spring to mind right away.