spacing out
Lost in thought
Spacing out is losing focus or becoming mentally absent, drifting away from the present moment: I was spacing out during the meeting and missed the whole discussion.
The phrase suggests a temporary, passive disconnection—your mind wanders somewhere vague rather than concentrating elsewhere.
Someone who spaces out frequently might be called spacey.
- lazingResting without aim
- unwindingReleasing coiled tension
- daydreamingIdle mental wandering
- chillingCausing fear or cold
- woolgatheringAbsent-minded indulgence in fantasy
absentmindedness · reverie · boredom · dissociation · inattentiveness · detachment · stare · trance · arranging · fatigue · drifting · glazed over · musing · overwhelm · lost in thought · autopilot · apathy · distraction
- slang behaviorsgoofing off, messing around, fooling around, horsing around, slacking
- absent-mindednessabsent-minded, forgetfulness, distraction, daydreaming, inattentiveness
- boredomboredom, ennui, tedium, monotony, dullness
- contemplationcontemplation, meditation, reflection, pondering, musing
- fatigue symptomsexhaustion, tiredness, drowsiness, sleepiness, yawning
- fidgetingfidgeting, fidget, tapping, fiddle, finger tapping
spacing outpaying attention
Directing focus toward something
focusing · concentrating · tuning in · zeroing in · honing in
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