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

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track record

Hitschler’s track record developing elite defensive backs — such as the Indianapolis Colts’ Ahmad “Sauce” Gardner, Chicago Bears’ Coby Bryant and San Francisco 49ers’ Darrick Forest — drew players such as Derrick Barksdale to UCLA.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 4, 2026

Thrive has a long track record of being a partner to all constituents.

From BBC ● Aug. 31, 2026

Its track record in contemporary pop is fairly magical: Amy Winehouse, Leona Lewis and Adele went there.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 26, 2026

Two fund managers with a strong track record of contrarian commodity calls think the oil spike is yet to come.

From Barron's ● Aug. 26, 2026

They had run two seconds faster than the track record.

From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand