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 + ofIt'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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Michelle Baricevic, Travel + Leisure, 1 Dec. 2025
The issues began when Cowboys receiver George Pickens seemed to lose track of the ball on a second-quarter play.
—Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 27 Nov. 2025
My priority was to never lose track of the essence.
—Ernesto Lechner, Rolling Stone, 27 Oct. 2025
Tight end Dalton Schultz will be Stroud’s go-to guy, so the 49ers’ linebackers and safeties better not lose track of him.
—Cam Inman, Mercury News, 25 Oct. 2025
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Michelle Baricevic, Travel + Leisure, 1 Dec. 2025
The issues began when Cowboys receiver George Pickens seemed to lose track of the ball on a second-quarter play.
—Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 27 Nov. 2025
My priority was to never lose track of the essence.
—Ernesto Lechner, Rolling Stone, 27 Oct. 2025
Tight end Dalton Schultz will be Stroud’s go-to guy, so the 49ers’ linebackers and safeties better not lose track of him.
—Cam Inman, Mercury News, 25 Oct. 2025
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“Lose track.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lose%20track. Accessed 18 Dec. 2025.
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