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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Since then, the Panthers seem to be back on the right track.
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Christian Babcock, The Mercury News, 24 Jan. 2025
As discussed in this previous column, that performance in Bergamo gives hope that Thiago Motta is on the right track, but the arrival of a new face to strengthen the backline may well be an even greater fillip.
—Adam Digby, Forbes, 15 Jan. 2025
If the former, then the U.S. may be on the right track.
—Cal Newport, The New Yorker, 22 Jan. 2025
Idaho is on the right track, residents say The number of Idaho residents who believe the state is headed in the right direction (about 49%) increased for the first time in several years after hitting an all-time low last year.
—Nicole Blanchard, Idaho Statesman, 21 Jan. 2025
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Christian Babcock, The Mercury News, 24 Jan. 2025
As discussed in this previous column, that performance in Bergamo gives hope that Thiago Motta is on the right track, but the arrival of a new face to strengthen the backline may well be an even greater fillip.
—Adam Digby, Forbes, 15 Jan. 2025
If the former, then the U.S. may be on the right track.
—Cal Newport, The New Yorker, 22 Jan. 2025
Idaho is on the right track, residents say The number of Idaho residents who believe the state is headed in the right direction (about 49%) increased for the first time in several years after hitting an all-time low last year.
—Nicole Blanchard, Idaho Statesman, 21 Jan. 2025
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“On the right/wrong track.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/on%20the%20right%2Fwrong%20track. Accessed 15 Feb. 2025.
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