词汇 | on target |
释义 | Idiom on target Theme: TIME - PRECISE on schedule; exactly as predicted.Your estimate of the cost was right on target.My prediction was not on target. Idiom on target(right) on target correct or accurate.Many of Mr. Bryant's criticisms were on target but others were not fair.Estimates of costs for the new high school were right on target. on targetAs predicted, expected, or planned; totally accurate or precise. Her figures for the tax bill were right on target. The new doctor is a walking encyclopedia—she's always on target with her observations. on-targetVery accurate; precise. So far their forecasts have been on-target, so I suggest we heed their warning. I must say, Robert, your analysis is right on-target. on targeton schedule; exactly as predicted. Your estimate of the cost was right on target. My prediction was not on target. on targetCompletely accurate, wholly valid, as in Our cost estimates were right on target, or His criticisms were on target. This seemingly old expression dates only from the mid-1900s, and the colloquial use of target for a goal one wishes to achieve dates from about 1940. on target Completely accurate, precise, or valid: observations that were right on target. |
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