get off the track

Morrison takes an era steeped in nostalgia and makes it new, writing of lives tightly circumscribed by daily routine — “You can’t get off the track a City lays for you” — of regular folk like Trace and his wife, Violet, who arrived in New York so full of hope and promise.

Marco Andretti had to abort his qualifying run and angrily accused two-time winner Takuma Sato of ruining his attempt because Sato failed to get off the track following his run moments earlier.

"I want to take a moment to get off the track," said Sessions, the brother of Republican Rep. Pete Sessions of Texas.

“Usually with heat comes great performances, so prepare and hydrate and compete and try to get off the track as soon as possible.”

“He ended up on the track, crying in Lane 6. That was my lane. I said, ‘Bob, get off the track.’