on the right/wrong track

idiom

: following a course that will lead to success/failure

Although their research is far from complete, the scientists are convinced that they are on the right track.

She believes that our current foreign policy is on the wrong track.

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Likewise, Diego Fenoglio, an entrepreneur and founder of Rapanui, a chain of ice cream bars in the country, says Milei’s government is on the right track. —

Hanna Ziady, CNN, 10 Dec. 2024 Bears put Caleb Williams back on the right track Bears fans, for once, there is good news: The change at offensive coordinator, with Thomas Brown replacing Shane Waldron, has given this team a boost. —

Jacob Robinson, The Athletic, 21 Nov. 2024 Voters here overwhelmingly believed the country was on the wrong track, surveys found. —

Stephanie Murray, The Arizona Republic, 6 Nov. 2024 Nearly 80 percent of Americans told pollsters that the country was on the wrong track. —

Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 6 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for on the right/wrong track

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