"hit one's marks" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: hits one's marks [present, singular, third-person], hitting one's marks [participle, present], hit one's marks [participle, past], hit one's marks [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|hit<,,hit> one's marks}} hit one's marks (third-person singular simple present hits one's marks, present participle hitting one's marks, simple past and past participle hit one's marks)
  1. To be in the correct position, for instance setting up for a turn in racing, or the right distance from the camera in filming.
    Sense id: en-hit_one's_marks-en-verb-YCEbI4BQ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
     
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