lose track
Stop paying attention
To lose track is to fail to maintain awareness of something over time.
You lose track of old friends when contact fades, lose track of time when absorbed in an activity, or lose track of expenses when you stop monitoring them.
The opposite is keep track: I've lost track of how many times I've seen that movie.
Fail to recall
- slipMinor error or misstep
- lapseBrief failure or expiration
- blankWithout marks or content
- overlookMiss or commanding view
miss · neglect · disremember · oblivion · amnesia · forgetful · unmindful · oversight
Diverted from main task
- preoccupiedMentally elsewhere, not present
- daydreamingIdle mental wandering
- inattentiveNot paying attention
- unfocusedWithout clear direction
absentminded · scatterbrained · zoned-out · spacey · dreamy · tangent · digress · derailed
Lose through carelessness
- scatteredSpread irregularly about
- clutteredCrowded with disorder
- disarrayLack of order
- jumbledDisordered, lacking arrangement
chaotic · unsorted · misfiled · buried · shuffled · mixed up · disorder · can't find
Overwhelmed beyond capacity
- overloadedBurdened past capacity
- too muchBeyond acceptable limits
- bombardedAttacked with heavy fire
- inundatedOverwhelmed by quantity
juggling · spinning plates · stretched thin · frazzled · falling behind · drowning · snowed under · information overload
Wholly absorbed in something
- absorbedTook in fully
- immersedPlunged entirely into
- what time is itInquiry about the hour
- lateNot on time
forget
Fail to recall
overlook · miss · neglect · disremember · oblivion · amnesia · forgetful · unmindful · oversight · omission
sidetracked
Diverted from main task
- preoccupiedMentally elsewhere, not present
- daydreamingIdle mental wandering
- inattentiveNot paying attention
unfocused · absentminded · scatterbrained · zoned-out · spacey · dreamy · tangent · digress · derailed · diverted
mislay
Lose through carelessness
jumbled · chaotic · unsorted · misfiled · buried · shuffled · mixed up · disorder · can't find
swamped
Overwhelmed beyond capacity
- overloadedBurdened past capacity
- too muchBeyond acceptable limits
- bombardedAttacked with heavy fire
inundated · juggling · spinning plates · stretched thin · frazzled · falling behind · drowning · snowed under · information overload · too many tabs
engrossed
Wholly absorbed in something
- absorbedTook in fully
- immersedPlunged entirely into
- what time is itInquiry about the hour
lose trackkeep track
Maintain awareness of
keep tabs on · monitor · follow · track · keep an eye on
lose trackdocument
Written or electronic file
log · tally · account for · catalog · inventory
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