lose track of

Example Sentences

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Wigler noted that the promise of hitting goals fast with AI tempts tech start-up teams already prone to long workdays to lose track of time and stay on the job even deeper into the night.

From Barron's • Mar. 30, 2026

Pasricha added that smartphone apps are designed to capture attention and make it easy to lose track of time.

From Science Daily • Mar. 7, 2026

If he can lose track of his life insurance — and there’s no reason to think why he should be to blame — so can they.

From MarketWatch • Nov. 20, 2025

Mostly, though, we were grinding through narrow paths in the woods, trying not to lose track of the orange trail flags.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 30, 2025

“I didn't realize you were here then. I thought you came to the village more recently. I would have guessed, oh, five or six years ago. But we lose track of time, don’t we?”

From "Son" by Lois Lowry