🗓️ Idiom: On Track
💬 Meaning
- To be making progress as planned.
- It means things are going in the right direction or on schedule.
🧠 Example Sentences
- The project is on track to finish by the end of the month exactly as planned.
- After fixing the delay, the shipping schedule is back on track.
- We’re on track to meet our quarterly targets.
🏛️ Origin
This idiom comes from the railway industry, where being “on track” meant a train was running on its intended path. In business, it now means a plan or process is moving forward as expected.
📝 Practice Exercises
1. Fill in the blank:
The new supply chain system is __________ and should be completed on time.
Answer
on track
2. Choose the correct meaning of “on track”:
A) To be lost or confused
B) To be making progress as planned
C) To go off course
D) To cancel the plan
Answer
B) To be making progress as planned
3. Rewrite the sentence using the idiom:
“Everything is going as expected with the delivery plan.” → Change the sentence using: on track
Answer
The delivery plan is on track.
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Rob is a CELTA qualified English teacher with 15 years of international experience. He has a BSc and PGDip from Loughborough and St Andrews universities in the UK. He has taught in Thailand and Saudi Arabia and now works with professionals worldwide.
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