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

The model Nugent and colleagues have homed in on for LFBOTs is the collision of a compact stellar remnant with the leftover helium core from a massive star that has had its outer hydrogen envelope ripped off — a Wolf-Rayet star. —Robert Lea, Space.com, 8 May 2026

Because these major shifts are still ongoing, economists and policymakers alike are still trying to home in on that breakeven rate. —Alicia Wallace, CNN Money, 7 May 2026

With the apparel market forecast to grow 2-4 percent per year between 2023 and 2028—a steep falloff from the 7–14 percent seen during the post-Covid recovery—executives are homing in on more immediate budget squeezes. —Jasmin Malik Chua, Footwear News, 6 May 2026

Body heat finishes the job — mosquitoes home in on warm zones like the head and neck. —Ryan Brennan may 1, Sacbee.com, 1 May 2026

Rhymes for home in on

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