Phrase info

on the right track

Meaning

on the right track

Using the correct general approach to a particular task or problem; pursuing something in a promising way.
Antonym: on the wrong track
I don't think he has the final answer just yet, but he seems to be on the right track.

Source: en.wiktionary.org

Examples

After losing the 49ers’ backups, fans are realizing they’re still not on the right track despite hiring a new head coach. Source: Internet

Adams says Kimbel needed no convincing that the Australians were on the right track: “I drop the specimen in his lap, he looks at it and says, ‘Yep.’ Source: Internet

And even someone who, without knowing it, is on the right track must toil painstakingly for years, sometimes decades, before solving a fundamental problem. Source: Internet

And even with experienced, confident actors, it helps them to know that they’re on the right track. Source: Internet

If he is on the right track, then the majority of professional philosophers the world over have wasted or are wasting their intellectual careers. Source: Internet

And it confirmed Iggy’s belief he was on the right track. Source: Internet

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