keeping an eye on
Staying alert to
Keeping an eye on means watching or monitoring something, typically to ensure safety, proper behavior, or expected progress.
You might keep an eye on a simmering pot, a sleeping child, or a suspicious character.
The phrase suggests ongoing but not necessarily constant attention: Can you keep an eye on my bag while I run to the restroom?
- shadowingFollowing to observe
- watchfulnessCareful, sustained attention
- observingPerceiving attentively
- mindingAttending to carefully
- monitoringOngoing observation of something
vigilance · eagle eye · scanning · inspecting · hawk-eyed · noticing · scrutiny · on the radar · tracking · perceiving · oversight · looking out for · guarding · standing guard · concentrating · staying alert · focusing · patrolling
keeping an eye onignoring
Deliberately not noticing
overlooking · disregarding · neglecting · tuning out · letting slip
keeping an eye onneglecting
Failing to attend to
abandoning · forsaking · deserting · walking away from · washing one's hands of