Meanings
- 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.
2 more examples
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, GreenbacksAnd there was perhaps a good sign when I took the last train of the day back from Derby to London recently. The service started late from Sheffield, because it was held to wait for a connection. Now, it may be that this was common practice for that service, but it does represent the way that railways should be run. Anyway, I took it as a sign that (just possibly) that railways are on the right track.
2024 August 7, Christian Wolmar, “Labour in a hurry to implement changes on the railway”, in RAIL, number 1015, page 43Antonyms: on the wrong track
Synonyms & antonyms
prepositional phraseUsing the correct general approach to a particular task or problem; pursuing something in a promising way.
Translations
Finnish oikeilla raiteilla, oikeilla jäljillä
- oikeilla raiteillaTranslations
- oikeilla jäljilläTranslations
French sur la bonne voie, tenir le bon bout
- sur la bonne voieTranslations
- tenir le bon boutTranslations
Hungarian jó úton
- jó útonTranslations
Italian in carreggiata
- in carreggiataTranslations
Polish na dobrym tropie
- na dobrym tropieTranslations
Cite this entry
on the right track. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/on%20the%20right%20track
“on the right track.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/on%20the%20right%20track. Accessed November 5, 2026.
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