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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As her memory faded from Alzheimer’s disease in her late 50s, Tammy Maida began to lose track of her life.
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Sandee Lamotte, CNN Money, 29 July 2025
Building on these efforts and resulting clarity, policymakers must not lose track of the larger picture vis-à-vis tokenized assets and the wider integration of tokenization into TradFi financial markets.
—Sean Stein Smith, Forbes.com, 11 July 2025
Reimagining the Home Services Lifecycle Homeowners often lose track of service intervals or warranty expiration dates.
—Ilona Limonta-Volkova, Forbes.com, 15 June 2025
The facility, which directs flights in and out of Newark, New Jersey, has faced a string of telecommunications outages since April 28, when a temporary radio and radar outage caused air traffic controllers to lose track of and communication with incoming flights.
—Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 20 May 2025
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Sandee Lamotte, CNN Money, 29 July 2025
Building on these efforts and resulting clarity, policymakers must not lose track of the larger picture vis-à-vis tokenized assets and the wider integration of tokenization into TradFi financial markets.
—Sean Stein Smith, Forbes.com, 11 July 2025
Reimagining the Home Services Lifecycle Homeowners often lose track of service intervals or warranty expiration dates.
—Ilona Limonta-Volkova, Forbes.com, 15 June 2025
The facility, which directs flights in and out of Newark, New Jersey, has faced a string of telecommunications outages since April 28, when a temporary radio and radar outage caused air traffic controllers to lose track of and communication with incoming flights.
—Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 20 May 2025
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“Lose track.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lose%20track. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.
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