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

The odds would seem low based on the court’s past track record.

From Slate • Apr. 15, 2026

They tell clients in a note that EML’s track record of growing its pipeline since fiscal 2024 give them confidence in its medium-term trajectory.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 14, 2026

“We are a growth company with a proven track record of execution, and we are well positioned for the path ahead.”

From Barron's • Apr. 9, 2026

Liverpool fans have a track record of success with protests - when a mass walkout was organised against a plan to raise general admission prices to £77 in 2016, the club's owners backed down.

From BBC • Apr. 7, 2026

There was the long wait, the murmuring crowd, the timer blinking a new track record, and again, the soft whir of the finish photo slipping down to the stewards.

From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand