lose track

idiom

: to stop being aware of how something is changing, what someone is doing, etc.
With so much going on, it's easy to lose track.
usually + of
It's easy to lose track of what's going on.
I'm sorry I'm late. I lost track of the time.
We lost track of each other after high school.

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As these conflicts are starting to get heated up, the politicians themselves lose track of any kind of propriety or bounds about what can and should be done in order to pursue your own political agenda. Nikki McCann Ramirez, Rolling Stone, 22 Sep. 2025 People misunderstand each other or lose track of specifications. Bruce Tulgan, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025 Chairs, tables, cars—whatever was in the space—may be moved, or people may lose track of them. Deni Ellis Béchard, Scientific American, 12 Sep. 2025 Others change jobs and lose track of their retirement accounts. Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 25 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for lose track

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“Lose track.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lose%20track. Accessed 30 Sep. 2025.

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