on-target

adjective

on-tar·​get ˈän-ˈtär-gət 

ˈȯn-

: exactly appropriate : accurate

on-target advice

Synonyms

• accurate
• bang on [chiefly British]
• correct
• dead-on
• exact
• good
• precise
• proper
• right
• so
• spot-on
• true
• veracious

Examples of on-target in a Sentence

an economic forecast for three percent growth that turned out to be entirely on-target

Recent Examples on the Web

Cushioned by airbags, the Boeing crew capsule descended under three parachutes toward an on-target landing at 10:01 pm local time Friday (12:01 am EDT Saturday) at White Sands Space Harbor, New Mexico. —Stephen Clark, Ars Technica, 7 Sep. 2024

Leaving its crew behind in orbit, Boeing's troubled Starliner spacecraft undocked from the International Space Station Friday and chalked up a successful unpiloted return to Earth, closing out a disappointing test flight with an on-target New Mexico touchdown. —William Harwood, CBS News, 7 Sep. 2024

Its first stage, solid rocket boosters, and upper stage performed as expected for the first phase of the flight, delivering eight small satellites into an on-target orbit. —Stephen Clark, Ars Technica, 2 Aug. 2024

On its debut flight, the new rocket delivered a commercial lunar lander to an on-target orbit. —Stephen Clark, Ars Technica, 23 July 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1967, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

on-target

adjective

on-tar·​get

ˈȯn-ˈtär-gət,

ˈän-

: just right : accurate

gave him on-target advice