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

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

Dig into the French Quarter, eat your way through the neighborhoods, catch live jazz — and leave time to stumble onto something unexpected. — Lauren Schuster, Charlotte Observer, 8 Apr. 2026

Turns out there’s evidence that Tuch was onto something, a new piece in The Atlantic reveals. — Frank Landymore, Futurism, 26 Mar. 2026

And given that Lakshmi’s daughter, Krishna, is now 16, thriving, and entirely capable of dining out screen-free, perhaps the former Top Chef host and creator of the new series America’s Culinary Cup is onto something. — Marah Eakin, Vulture, 16 Mar. 2026