losing sight of
No longer tracking
Losing sight of means failing to keep something in view or in mind.
Literally, it's when something moves beyond visual range: We watched the ship until we were losing sight of it on the horizon.
More often figurative—forgetting or neglecting something important amid distractions: In the rush to finish, we were losing sight of why we started.
The phrase implies gradual drift rather than sudden abandonment.
- overlookMiss or commanding view
- dimLow in light
- fadeLose intensity gradually
- fogLow-lying cloud cover
- mental fogClouded, sluggish cognition
forgetfulness · fading memory · slipping away · tunnel vision · preoccupation · perspective · forest for the trees · mist · inattentiveness · view · out of focus · priorities · blur · neglecting · blindness · haze · vanish · darkness
losing sight ofkeeping in mind
bearing in mind · remembering · not forgetting · retaining · internalizing
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