on the right track
57
3.7
- idiom
:
ir por buen camino
- After several discussions, I believe we are finally on the right track to solve this problem.
- keep us on the right track
- help keep us on the right track
- know we are on the right track
You're you're on the right track from a spelling standpoint.
- You're you're on the right track from a spelling standpoint.
- No, y'all are on the right track though.
- And it's, it makes it easier for us to stay on the right track.
- So that's actually a sign that she was on the right track.
- Dana Bash of CNN, you, you know, you were on the right track.
- And Thomas said I was at least on the right track.
- Did it feel like soothing to know you were obviously so on the right track?
- So while there's still some work to do here, we're on the right track.
- That was like a tangible sign, like, hey, you're on the right track.
- And, and they did guys like Stan McChrystal, Bill Mcraven, they were on the right track and they were, you know, I would follow those guys to hell.
Examples
-
My life was on the right track.
-
I'm not great at it yet, but I feel like I'm on the right track with this.
-
We need to get this country on the right track, and we need to do it fast.
-
And it's just it really, I think sets your mind on the right track for your day.
-
So, that actually means that we're on the right track.
-
With all due respect, I think we're on the right track.
-
I maintain that we are on the right track.
-
When you are showing improvement, you are on the right track and need to be patient.
Blog text (11) -
Speaker, Britain is on the right track and turning back now would be a disaster.
-
I think the coalition is on the right track in trying to build new relations with China and India.
Academic text (2010)
Synonyms
171
3.4
Moving forward as planned to reach a goal
37
3.8
Moving forward as planned to reach a goal
9
3.2
To focus on a goal without getting distracted
Antonyms
How On Track
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'doing the correct thing / making good progress' is directly inferable from the constituents: 'on' (location) + 'right' (correct) + 'track' (path), yielding the image of being on the correct path toward a goal. Although metaphorical, this path-for-progress mapping is frequent across languages and is immediately comprehensible to a B1 learner who knows the component words.
Etymology
The phrase on the right track comes from the image of a train on a track: if the train is on the right track, it will go to the correct place. That's why being on the right track means 'doing the correct thing' or 'making good progress' toward your goal.