on target

English

Prepositional phrase

on target

1. Accurate, or accurately predicted.
   • 1983 December 24, Nancy Walker, “Pachyderms: A Delightful Regression”, in Gay Community News, volume 11, number 23, page 14:

     But the elephants so moved me yesterday that I wanted very much to go [to the circus] again. My sother recognized that when she spoke to me on the phone and after the show she said, "I know when I'm dealing with a three-year old." She was exactly on target, as always.

   The second quartile's figures were right on target.

2. With accuracy.

   Both shots landed on target.

3. (sports, of a shot) Towards the goal.
   • 2011 December 10, David Ornstein, “Arsenal 1 - 0 Everton”, in BBC Sport‎^[1]:

     Everton went close late on but managed just one attempt on target all match.

Synonyms

• (accurate): spot on, cock on (UK)
• (with accuracy): accurately, exactly, on the mark; see also Thesaurus:exactly

Antonyms

• off target

Translations

with accuracy

• Greek:

  Ancient: εὔστοχος (eústokhos)

Translations

towards the goal

• French: cadré (fr)
• Maori: heipū

Anagrams

• tetragon