on-target
[ on-tahr-git, awn- ]
/ ˈɒnˈtɑr gɪt, ˈɔn- /
adjective
correct, accurate, or adhering closely to an anticipated outcome: an on-target forecast for the weekend weather.
Words nearby on-target
on-screen,
on-seam,
on-season,
on-site,
on-stream,
on-target,
on-the-job,
on-the-record,
on-the-scene,
on-the-spot,
on-trend
Definition for on target (2 of 2)
Origin of target
OTHER WORDS FROM target
tar·get·a·ble, adjective tar·get·less, adjective un·tar·get·a·ble, adjective un·tar·get·ed, adjectiveBritish Dictionary definitions for on target
target
/ (ˈtɑːɡɪt) /
noun
verb -gets, -geting or -geted (tr)
to make a target of
to direct or aim
to target benefits at those most in need
Derived forms of target
targetless, adjectiveWord Origin for target
C14: from Old French
targette a little shield, from Old French
targe
Medical definitions for on target
target
[ tär′gĭt ]
n.
One to be influenced or changed by an action or event.
A desired goal.
A usually metal part in an x-ray tube on which a beam of electrons is focused and from which x-rays are emitted.
A target organ.
Idioms and Phrases with on target (1 of 2)
on target
Completely 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.
Idioms and Phrases with on target (2 of 2)
target
see on target; sitting duck (target).