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

There are many international markets and events that home in on a particular genre, but the Rendez-Vous has always spanned all types of programming from fiction to docs to kids with 51 exhibitors in town this time. —Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 28 Aug. 2025

Kyiv has homed in on Russia's oil industry, seeking to slice at the Kremlin's ability to fund its war effort and hammer home the reverberations of the conflict for ordinary Russians. —Ellie Cook, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Aug. 2025

Having suffered a public divorce from Cardi B last July, those bars home in on what many listeners have wanted to know. —Will Dukes, Rolling Stone, 22 Aug. 2025

Shantae Advance dials back the backtracking and exploration a bit to instead home in on perfecting the platforming, combat, and pacing in a way that has this feeling more polished and targeted than any other Shantae title. —David Jagneaux, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2025

Rhymes for home in on

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