keep track
idiom
: to be aware of how something is changing, what someone is doing, etc.
There's so much going on that it's hard to keep track.
—usually + ofKeep track of your little brother for me, will you?
It's her job to keep track of how the money is spent.
I watch the news to keep track of current events.
Examples of keep track in a Sentence
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By Anna Gordon May 9, 2024 9:05 AM EDT
Apple’s new iPad Pro ad begins with the ticking of a mechanical metronome, which is a device used to help musicians keep track of timing.
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Anna Gordon, TIME, 9 May 2024
Developed in 1955 to help Pan Am pilots keep track of time during transatlantic flights, the fourth hand can be set with the 24-hour bezel to set the second time zone.
—Allen Farmelo, Robb Report, 2 May 2024
Assigning different colors to things like drums, bass, vocals, and guitar helps keep things tidy, and the eye-catching contrast of the neon-color donuts and widgets against the black background makes LP easy to keep track of in any environment.
—Pete Cottell, WIRED, 2 May 2024
Watercolor Apple Personalized Notepad $13 Teachers have a lot to keep track of and a notepad can help keep things in order.
—Emily Hochberg, Parents, 2 May 2024
Types of Nylon There are more types of nylon out there than anyone can keep track of, which is where the denier rating system comes from.
—Scott Gilbertson Gear Team, WIRED, 28 Apr. 2024
New hires and mid-career employees can request this internal assessment and can also keep track of their own reviews and upward mobility.
—Barron Witherspoon, Sr., Fortune, 19 Apr. 2024
Early humans had similar needs– whether to count animals killed in a hunt or keep track of how many days had passed.
—Discover Magazine, 19 Apr. 2024
Trying to keep track of all four of Trump’s criminal trials?
—Washington
post Staff, Washington Post, 15 Apr. 2024
Anna Gordon, TIME, 9 May 2024
Developed in 1955 to help Pan Am pilots keep track of time during transatlantic flights, the fourth hand can be set with the 24-hour bezel to set the second time zone.
—Allen Farmelo, Robb Report, 2 May 2024
Assigning different colors to things like drums, bass, vocals, and guitar helps keep things tidy, and the eye-catching contrast of the neon-color donuts and widgets against the black background makes LP easy to keep track of in any environment.
—Pete Cottell, WIRED, 2 May 2024
Watercolor Apple Personalized Notepad $13 Teachers have a lot to keep track of and a notepad can help keep things in order.
—Emily Hochberg, Parents, 2 May 2024
Types of Nylon There are more types of nylon out there than anyone can keep track of, which is where the denier rating system comes from.
—Scott Gilbertson Gear Team, WIRED, 28 Apr. 2024
New hires and mid-career employees can request this internal assessment and can also keep track of their own reviews and upward mobility.
—Barron Witherspoon, Sr., Fortune, 19 Apr. 2024
Early humans had similar needs– whether to count animals killed in a hunt or keep track of how many days had passed.
—Discover Magazine, 19 Apr. 2024
Trying to keep track of all four of Trump’s criminal trials?
—Washington
post Staff, Washington Post, 15 Apr. 2024
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“Keep track.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/keep%20track. Accessed 15 May. 2024.
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