inside track

noun

: an advantageous competitive position
the owner's son has the inside track for the job

Examples of inside track in a Sentence

the applicant with actual experience in pharmaceutical sales will definitely have the inside track for the job
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There are three young position players — Pete Crow-Armstrong, Michael Busch and Miguel Amaya — who are certain to be on the Opening Day roster, plus Matt Shaw, who has an inside track. The Athletic Mlb Staff, The Athletic, 12 Feb. 2025 Big business has an inside track in the second Trump presidency, and those with a stake in those businesses have reason to rejoice. Jeff Sommer, New York Times, 24 Jan. 2025 And Goldberg had an inside track to the scrubs business: his wife is a doctor. Pamela N. Danziger, Forbes, 9 Jan. 2025 The difference is the unique arena of college recruitment, where the best programs have an inside track to secure commitments from the nation’s best prospects each year. Jeff Rueter, The Athletic, 8 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for inside track

Word History

First Known Use

1857, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of inside track was in 1857

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“Inside track.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/inside%20track. Accessed 27 Feb. 2025.

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