on the right/wrong track

phrase

: following a course that will lead to success/failure

Although their research is far from complete, the scientists are convinced that they are on the right track.

She believes that our current foreign policy is on the wrong track.

Examples of on the right/wrong track in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

If your depression lingers, counseling will put you on the right track. — Jeanne Phillips, Mercury News, 18 Mar. 2026

Furthermore, a growing majority of 59% now believe the country is on the wrong track regarding the debt. — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 26 Feb. 2026

Most Americans don’t care a lick about GDP, CPI, PCE or any of the other acronyms or data points that show the economy is on the right track. — David Goldman, CNN Money, 25 Feb. 2026

Nearly half of South Dakota children under the age of 5 are not on the right track to start school and find early success in the classroom, a rate that puts the state near the bottom in school readiness across the country. — Bart Pfankuch, South Dakota News Watch, 23 Feb. 2026