lose track of

Example Sentences

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Wigler noted that the promise of hitting goals fast with AI tempts tech start-up teams already prone to long workdays to lose track of time and stay on the job even deeper into the night.

From Barron's • Mar. 30, 2026

One could also ask, though, more basically whether this defendant would qualify as a habitual user, and I want to explore that before we lose track of it.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 10, 2026

Pasricha added that smartphone apps are designed to capture attention and make it easy to lose track of time.

From Science Daily • Mar. 7, 2026

When a document comes in the mail that you need for taxes, don’t put it in a pile and lose track of it.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 29, 2026

I lose track of what I was saying.

From "Love, Hate & Other Filters" by Samira Ahmed