digressing

Veering off topic

Digressing is departing from the main subject in speech or writing, wandering into tangential territory before (usually) returning to the point: I'm digressing, but this reminds me of something.

The participle often appears as a self-aware aside: Digressing for a moment, let me mention...

A person who digresses frequently may lose their audience or never finish a thought.

rambling

meandering

Following a winding course

wanderingTraveling with no fixed course
roamingMoving without fixed purpose
driftingMoving without purpose

discursive · circuitous · roundabout · long-winded · verbose · prolix · unfocused · scattered · disjointed · tangential

tangent

aside

Brief theatrical digression

excursusExtended tangential passage
parenthesisPunctuation enclosing supplementary text
detourAlternate path around obstruction

departure · ramble · anecdote · sidebar · footnote · excursion · deviation · diversion · episode · interjection

deviating

straying

Departing from course

veeringChanging direction suddenly
departingIn process of leaving
divergingSeparating from a common point

swerving · deflecting · sidetracking · diverting · wandering off · losing track · going astray · shifting · drifting off · misdirecting

digressing

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