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lose track of time — to become so absorbed in an activity that one fails to notice how much time has passed

Part of speech: NOUN

Definition: to become so absorbed in an activity that one fails to notice how much time has passed

Pronunciation (IPA): /luːz træk əv taɪm/

Example Sentences

  • I always lose track of time when I'm scrolling through social media
  • My grandmother loses track of time when she's gossiping with neighbors
  • Students often lose track of time during video games and forget about homework

lose track of time

NOUN

[/luːz træk əv taɪm/]

to become so absorbed in an activity that one fails to notice how much time has passed

to become so absorbed in an activity that one fails to notice how much time has passed
💡 Concept

to become so absorbed in an activity that one fails to notice how much time has passed

Lost in painting the track, she looks back to find time has flown!
🎵 Rhyme

Lost in painting the track, she looks back to find time has flown!

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🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/luːz træk əv taɪm/
🇬🇧 UK/luːz træk əv taɪm/

🌳Etymology

🎵Rhyme

trackbacklack
track
back
lack

🔗Collocations

completely lose track of time
lose track of time while working
tend to lose track of time
easily lose track of time
lose track of time during meetings
never lose track of time

📝Examples

“I always lose track of time when I'm scrolling through social media”

😄 Fun example

“My grandmother loses track of time when she's gossiping with neighbors”

“Students often lose track of time during video games and forget about homework”

😄 Fun example

“I lost track of time binge-watching Netflix and stayed up until 3 AM”

📚Related Words

Synonyms

lose sense of timetime fliesget absorbedbecome engrossedbe oblivious to time

Antonyms

keep track of timewatch the clockbe time-conscious

Related

time managementprocrastinationfocusconcentrationdistraction

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