go in the right direction

go in the right direction
go in the right direction
1. Lit. to head or travel in the right direction. •

Are you sure we are going in the right direction?

We were supposed to turn back there. We are not going in the right direction.

2. Fig. [for plans or intentions] to be progressing sensibly. •

Well, everything seems to be going in the right direction—for now anyway.

Do you feel that this project is going in the right direction?


Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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