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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Sometimes sports fans and media alike lose track of the very simple reality that, in the end, this is the entertainment business.
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Josh Yohe, New York Times, 28 Sep. 2025
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
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Josh Yohe, New York Times, 28 Sep. 2025
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
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 6 Oct. 2025.
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