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🎯 Exactly correct 👍 Strong agreement
right on

right on

245 7.0
Exactly correct in what someone says
  • idiom
  • Informal
: exactamente
  • I mean, it says it right on the... box.

When he did that, Neptune landed right on Newton's laws.

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Examples

  • Sounds like I was right on both accounts.

    It Never Sleeps (2014)

  • You followed your intuition today and you were right on target.

    Fiction book (2001)

  • You all made it, and right on time.

    The Inheritance (2024)

  • I showed up right on time.

    Argylle (2024)

  • You are right on time.

    Maybe I Do (2023)

  • If we leave now, we'll be right on time.

    Fiction book (2001)

  • I hate to say it, but I think Walter was right on this one.

    Thunderbolts* (2025)

  • Here, though, she had to admit, Mrs. Levy's assessment was right on target.

    Fiction book (2000)

  • Bosch checked his watch and saw that he was right on time.

    Fiction book (2001)

  • You are right on with your assessment of the situation.

Synonyms

right
vsright on
∞ 1.0

Correct or most suitable for a situation

narrows the idea to being correct in an opinion or statement
exact
vsright on
993 3.2

Completely correct in every small detail

applies instead to the truthfulness of an expressed opinion or claim
accurate
vsright on
644 3.0

Exactly correct in every detail

is focused more on correctness of expressed opinions than raw data
precise
vsright on
271 3.6

Exactly correct and clear about small details

is similar but targets accuracy of someone’s opinion or statement
spot on
vsright on
  • UK
62 4.4

Exactly right about a fact or idea

highlights exact accuracy specifically in someone's opinion or claim
true
vsright on
60 1.0

Exactly aimed and hitting the intended point

focuses on correctness in what someone says rather than physical alignment
on the money
vsright on
  • Informal
29 6.0

Exactly right in what someone says or does

is similar but emphasizes accuracy in opinions or statements
on the nose
vsright on
  • Informal
18 5.9

Exactly correct in every detail

is closer to judging overall opinion accuracy rather than tiny detail
right-on
vsright on
  • UK
14 7.5

Completely correct and in line with modern social values

is about accuracy in opinion rather than social or political agreement
dead on
vsright on
10 4.8

Exactly correct about a fact or answer

focuses more on accuracy of a stated opinion than tone
bang on
vsright on
  • UK
5 7.4

Exactly right for a situation or need

is like that but centers on correctness of the statement itself
on the button
vsright on
2 6.6

Exactly at the right time or moment

emphasizes correctness of a view or statement rather than timing

Antonyms

wrong
∞ 1.0

Not correct according to the facts or the answer

How Accurate

right on
  • Informal
245 7.0
precise
271 3.6
accurate
644 3.0
correct
∞ 1.0
right
∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

right on positive

Morphology

right + on

The core meaning 'exactly correct' is clearly linked to 'right' (correct), so a learner who knows 'right' will grasp the general sense. However, the role of 'on' here is idiomatic/intensifying rather than literal, and that particle use is not fully predictable for a B1 learner without exposure, making the expression only partially compositional.

Etymology

Right on comes from the image of hitting the center of a target; imagine an arrow landing right on the spot. That's why saying someone is 'right on' means they are 'exactly correct'.