home in on

verb

homed in on; homing in on; homes in on

: to find and move directly toward (someone or something)

The missile was homing in on its target.

—often used figuratively

Researchers are homing in on the cause of the disease.

Examples of home in on in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

By night’s end Tuesday, the Spurs can begin to home in on a single opponent. —Jeff McDonald, San Antonio Express-News, 13 Apr. 2026

Over the course of the following year, investigators looked at cell phone location data, eyewitness descriptions of the vehicle and suspect, financial records and computer searches to home in on Heuermann, a resident of Massapequa Park, some 15 miles from Gilgo. —Eric Levenson, CNN Money, 11 Apr. 2026

Multicolored Mix Brown homed in on orange and peach tones to fill this wide-mouthed ceramic compote (any footed bowl will do). —Cameron Beall, Southern Living, 11 Apr. 2026

And over the next few decades, researchers would continue to home in on salt and water balance as the problem in CF patients. —Courtney Crowder, USA Today, 10 Apr. 2026

Rhymes for home in on

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