be onto

To be in the process of finding or understanding something: I'm not sure, but I may be onto a solution to this math problem. The gang was afraid that the police were onto them.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Baudelio	-	Spanish
Lucas	['lu:kəs]
Nitya	-	Indian, Hindi
August	OW-guwst (German, Polish), AW-gəst (English)	German, Polish, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Catalan, English
Dympna	-	Irish
Blaguna	-	Macedonian, Bulgarian