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

Ireland’s slim but searching play presents an issue of deep discomfort and homes in on the subject of that larger communal response. — Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 15 Sep. 2026

Officers covered all exits while others swept the interior, including homing in on locked doors. — Valerie Gonzalez, Los Angeles Times, 11 Sep. 2026

And some designers viewed the world through a microscopic lens, homing in on human hands and all things artisanal. — Ari Stark, Footwear News, 8 Sep. 2026

There are also times when Cigna will opt to work closely with AI startups that have homed in on a very specific use case, like Sierra, which builds conversational AI agents for customer service. — John Kell, Fortune, 26 Aug. 2026

Rhymes for home in on

• agamemnon
• automaton
• diencephalon
• panopticon
• phenomenon
• aileron
• antiphon
• autobahn
• carillon
• castellan
• celadon
• cephalon