the ticket

noun

informal + somewhat old-fashioned

: the correct or most desirable thing : the thing that is needed or wanted

Compromise, now that's the ticket.

—often used in the phrase just the ticket

For a romantic dinner, candles are just the ticket.

Examples of the ticket in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Perhaps that’s the ticket to the communication barrier: that employers, seasoned employees and their younger colleagues can meet in the middle. —Bryan Robinson, Forbes, 11 Jan. 2025

For more experienced adventurers, especially those keen on windsurfing and kiteboarding, Canadian Hole (also known as the Haulover Day Use Area) is the ticket. —Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 11 Jan. 2025

For example, most of us shouldn’t hunt mornings during the late season, but that just might be the ticket to killing a big buck in a unique situation. —Josh Honeycutt, Outdoor Life, 1 Jan. 2025

The player holding the ticket sold in Cottonwood, California can lay claim to the fifth largest jackpot in the game's history and the fourth jackpot won this year. —James Powel, USA TODAY, 1 Jan. 2025