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.

Examples of lose track in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

As memory and thinking problems accelerate, these seniors can lose track of bills, have their electricity shut off, or be threatened with eviction. —Kff Health News, The Mercury News, 19 Oct. 2024

Today’s LLMs often lose track of the context in conversations, leading to contradictions or nonsensical responses. —Vivek Wadhwa, Fortune, 18 Oct. 2024

Think of it as a Lite-Brite without the tiny pegs that are easy to lose track of and the limitations of the grid—so way better for this age. —Brigitt Earley, Glamour, 27 Sep. 2024

But beyond the personal experience, researchers don’t lose track of the scientific value. —Jeanne Timmons, Ars Technica, 17 Sep. 2024