on target
Hitting the mark
On target means accurate or proceeding as planned.
A shot that hits where aimed is on target.
A project running on schedule and within budget is on target.
Sales figures meeting projections are on target.
Her analysis was right on target.
The phrase works both literally—The missile was on target—and figuratively for anything meeting its intended goal.
- bullseyeExact center target
- hit the markAchieve intended result
- correctnessState of being accurate
- dead centerPrecise middle point
- dead onPrecisely correct
right on the money · accuracy · exactness · zeroed · zero in · dialed in · achievement · bang on · sighted · focus · locked · locked and loaded · homing · precision · success · calibration · attainment · execution
- combat idiomsstab in the back, dodge a bullet, in the crosshairs, fire away, take a shot
- Precision phraseson the mark, spot on, dead on, bulls-eye, on the nose
- Shooting termstake aim, fire away, ready aim fire, bulls eye, dead center
- focusfocus, concentration, attention, focal point, concentrate
- affirmationsyes, yeah, yep, okay, sure
on targetoff target
Not hitting intended point
wide of the mark · off course · missing the mark · off the mark · astray
on targetwrong
Contrary to fact
mistaken · off base · incorrect · wide of the mark · misguided
on targetbehind schedule
Not on time
off track · falling short · underperforming · behind the curve · lagging
target, targets, targeted, targeting, targetable, off-target, untargeted, micro-targeting