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on the right track

on the right track prepositional phrase: using the correct general approach to a particular task or problem; pursuing something in a promising way.

Prepositional phrase

  1. Using the correct general approach to a particular task or problem; pursuing something in a promising way.
    • I don't think he has the final answer just yet, but he seems to be on the right track.
    • She looked at me with that familiar desire
      Her eyes lit up like they were on fire
      She said, "My name's Flo, and you're on the right track,
      But look here, daddy, I wear furs on my back,
      So if you want to have fun in this man's land,
      Let Lincoln and Jackson start shaking hands."1955, Ray Charles, Greenbacks

Antonyms of on the right track

Questions about on the right track

What does on the right track mean?
On the right track means using the correct general approach to a particular task or problem; pursuing something in a promising way.
What part of speech is on the right track?
On the right track is a prepositional phrase.

Words near on the right track in the dictionary

  1. on the reggo
  2. on the regs
  3. on the regular
  4. on the right foot
  5. on the right side of history
  6. on the right track
  7. on the rise
  8. on the rivet
  9. on the road
  10. on the rob
  11. on the rocks

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