track record

American  

noun

1. a record of achievements or performance.

   an executive with a good track record.

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track record British  

noun

1. informal the past record of the accomplishments and failures of a person, business, etc

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track record Idioms  

1. A record of actual performance or achievements, as in This applicant has an excellent track record. This term probably comes from horse racing, where it signifies the best time a horse has ever achieved at a particular track or over a particular distance. However, some believe it alludes to track and field records. Its figurative use dates from the late 1940s.

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Etymology

Origin of track record

First recorded in 1950–55

Example Sentences

Track record: Amazon’s aircraft have gone through major changes, evolving from a quadcopter to a hybrid craft that can take off vertically and fly like a plane before descending again at its destination.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 17, 2022

Track record: UPS in 2019 became the first company to receive Federal Aviation Administration approval to operate a drone airline, using Matternet’s M2 drones to deliver at select hospital, university and retirement community campuses.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 17, 2022

Track record: Wing, which does most of its testing in Australia, also runs pilot delivery projects in the U.S. and Europe, and claims more than 200,000 commercial deliveries.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 17, 2022

Track record short with just seven NFL starts.

From Washington Times • Aug. 29, 2018

Track record of Bobcat's adventure with a Skunk During the night I had been aroused by a frightful smell of Skunk, followed by strange muffled sounds that died away.

From Wild Animals at Home by Seton, Ernest Thompson