onto something

phrase

: having done or discovered something important, special, etc.

When the crowd responded to the show so positively, we realized we were onto something.

Examples of onto something in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Each one moves the burden of proof off your marketing copy and onto something the customer already trusts. — Sebastian Dobrincu, Forbes.com, 22 Sep. 2026

Her listeners may be onto something—by 2030, demographers expect that 45 percent of women ages 25-44 will be single. — Emily Kelleher, InStyle, 9 Sep. 2026

But, unlike Clark, who has proven to be mentally unstoppable, the mean girls might be onto something. — Joe Kinsey Outkick, FOXNews.com, 4 Sep. 2026

But if the numbers hold up, Orange County may have stumbled onto something much bigger than baseball. — Mike Bianchi, The Orlando Sentinel, 16 July 2026