on course
Headed right direction
On course means proceeding as planned toward a destination or goal.
A ship stays on course when it follows its intended route; a project remains on course when it meets its milestones.
The phrase often appears with verbs of continuation: We're on course to finish by Friday.
Off course is the opposite.
- headingDirectional course traveled
- bearingPosture or orientation
- dead aheadDirectly in one's path
- destinationIntended arrival point
- waypointNavigation reference location
route · on track · charted · homestretch · orientation · aligned · advancement · making progress · consistency · pilotage · progressing · smooth sailing · perseverance · compass · momentum · aimed · trajectory · determination
- GPS statusarrived, rerouting, lost, approaching, navigating
on courseoff course
Straying from planned route
off track · lost · astray · adrift · misdirected
on courseoff track
Deviated from course
behind schedule · failing · stalled · falling behind · regressing
on courseadrift
Floating without control
drifting · rudderless · directionless · out of control · aimless