inside track

noun

: an advantageous competitive position

the owner's son has the inside track for the job

Synonyms of inside track

• advantage
• edge
• upper hand

Examples of inside track in a Sentence

the applicant with actual experience in pharmaceutical sales will definitely have the inside track for the job

Recent Examples on the Web

Having accumulated all that customer data over the years, Fabletics has an inside track on what products and styles work and which ones don’t to guide further product development. —Pamela N. Danziger, Forbes.com, 21 Jan. 2026

The hard sidewalls swing out and secure inside tracks mounted atop the bed rails. —New Atlas, 9 Jan. 2026

But Armas gained an inside track in November shortly after then-coach and sporting director Vlatko Andonovski’s role shifted to global sporting director — a move made to embrace and enhance the club’s broader vision, including its acquisition last year of the Danish soccer club HB Køge Women. —Kansas City Star, 7 Jan. 2026

Ethan Del Mastro might have had an inside track for a spot on the blue line when camp opened, but his struggles continued against Detroit. —Mark Lazerus, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1857, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for inside track

• ammoniac
• biofeedback
• counterattack
• demoniac
• elegiac
• noncardiac
• paranoiac
• aback
• anzac
• attack
• backpack
• backtrack