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
RÁIchÉAl	-	Irish
Noboru	no-bo-ṙoo	Japanese
Mitch	MICH	English
Flo	FLO	English
PatrÍCia	pə-TREE-syə (Portuguese)	Slovak, Portuguese
Renard	rə-NAR	French (Rare)