on target vs sure

on target

prep
  • Towards the goal. 

  • With accuracy. 

  • Accurate, or accurately predicted. 

sure

adj
  • Physically secure and certain, non-failing, reliable. 

  • Certain to act or be a specified way. 

  • Certain in one's knowledge or belief. 

intj
  • Yes, expressing noncommittal agreement or consent. 

  • Yes; of course. 

  • You're welcome; polite response to being thanked. 

adv
  • Without doubt, certainly. 

How often have the words on target and sure occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )