Daily life
lose track of something
stop knowing what is happening
To stop knowing where something is or what is happening because you have not paid attention for a while.
Hear it in real life
Do you know what page we are on?
No, I lost track of the discussion.
I lost track of time while I was waiting for the delayed train.
The mistake everyone makes
Not: I lost the track of time.
Say: I lost track of time.
Do not use “the” before “track” in this expression.
Build it
How it fits in a sentence.
lose track of time; lose track of something
Your turn: say it out loud
I lost track of time while I was waiting for the delayed train.
Say it out loud two or three times, until it feels like yours.
lose track of something
stop knowing what is happening
“I lost track of time while I was waiting for the delayed train.”
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