derail
verb (used with object)
to cause (a train, streetcar, etc.) to run off the rails of a track.
Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
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The coronavirus outbreak has been derailing Kawajiri’s work.
From The Verge ● Mar. 17, 2020