home in on

phrasal 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

Ukraine is also likely to home in on Russia's military facilities vital for propping up aerospace manufacturing as part of its strike campaign on high-value Russian assets, the analysts will say. —Ellie Cook, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Nov. 2025

Moreover, Amazon can identify the audience and knows exactly who leaned into different aspects of the show to remarket and home in on them. —Kanika Talwar, Footwear News, 10 Nov. 2025

In 2021, after homing in on wet processing as a major hot spot, Kering purchased the first 15 of PlanetCare’s commercial microfiber filters, capable of capturing 90 percent of shed strands, to install in several knitwear facilities in Italy. —Jasmin Malik Chua, Sourcing Journal, 7 Nov. 2025

While Rascovan will focus on infectious diseases in the Americas, Barbieri will continue to home in on European history. —Andrea Tamayo, Scientific American, 24 Oct. 2025

Rhymes for home in on

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