on the right track
collocation in Englishmeaningsofon,rightandtrack
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on
preposition
uk/ɒn/us/ɑːn/
used to show that something is in a position above something else and touching it, or that something is moving into such ...
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right
adjective
uk/raɪt/us/raɪt/
correct:
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track
noun
uk/træk/us/træk/
the pair of long metal bars fixed on the ground at an equal distance from each other, along which ...
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(Definition ofon,rightandtrackfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
Examplesofon the right track
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External confirmation that this move is on therighttrackcomes from two main sources.
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Whether these steps are on therighttrackor not, of course, only time will tell.
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Once the system is on therighttrack, we support whoever is in power.
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Rather, a functional account seems to be on therighttrack.
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Even if this speculation is on therighttrack, it leads again to the causality problem.
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The following result, however, seems to indicate that we are on therighttrack.
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Second, it tells us that our intuitions about what would make a political consensus possible are on therighttrack.
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This convergence of results from very different directions is perhaps an indication that we are on therighttrackhere.
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The language itself will be on therighttrackif it evolves a connective structure that incorporates scaling and hierarchy.
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First, if the considerations concerning type 0 token ratios are on therighttrack, an inverse argument would apply in the present case.
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While further investigation is needed, there is at least some suggestive evidence that the post-tonic deletion analysis is on therighttrack.
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The best way to put students on therighttrackis to make them listen to some early examples of double-tracked lead vocals.
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If this opposite principle leads to predictions that are clearly erroneous, we are likely to be on therighttrackwith internalization.
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The fact that the phenomenon also occurs with non-strong verbs means that our analysis still appears to be on therighttrack.
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How does one know if one is on therighttrackin this vast and still largely uncharted domain of observations, theories, and speculation?
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It is on therighttrack.
FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English
Our rapporteur is on therighttrack.
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We are certainly on therighttrack.
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Hansard archive
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We are on therighttrack.
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Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
He is on therighttrackthere.
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Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
She is on therighttrack.
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Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
He is on therighttrack.
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Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
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