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noun
- 1. the inner, shorter side of a racecourse.
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If you are on the inside track for something such as a job or a prize, you are the person who is most likely to get it: on the inside track White started on the inside track in the race for the top job. Kaufman has the inside track for the final place on the Olympic team. Fewer examples.
Fig. an advantage (over someone) gained through special connections, special knowledge, or favoritism. (*Typically: get ~; have ~; give someone ~.) If I could get the inside track, I could win the contract. The boss likes me. Since I've got the inside track, I'll probably be the new office manager. See also: inside, track.
have the inside track. idiom. Add to word list. Add to word list. to have a special position within an organization, or a special relationship with a person that gives you advantages that other people do not have. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases.
The meaning of THE INSIDE TRACK is a position that gives someone an advantage over others in a competition. How to use the inside track in a sentence.
noun [ S ] us / ˌɪn.saɪd ˈtræk / uk / ˌɪn.saɪd ˈtræk / the inside track. Add to word list. If you have the inside track about an organization, you know important things about it because you are involved with it in some way: have the inside track After working as an editor, she has the inside track on how to get a book published.
The meaning of INSIDE TRACK is an advantageous competitive position. How to use inside track in a sentence.
Idioms and Phrases. A position of special advantage, as in His relationship with Walter put him on the inside track with the company . This metaphoric expression, which alludes to the inner, shorter track of a race course, has been used figuratively since the mid-1800s.
