keep track

1. Remain informed, follow the course of, as in Are you keeping track of the time? This usage alludes to following a literal track, as of footsteps. The antonym, lose track, alludes to straying or wandering from a track, as in I've lost track—what day are you leaving? [Late 1800s]

Example Sentences

The cows wore electronic collars that kept track of their health automatically.

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The reasons for people needing to use the food bank were also changing, she said, the charity keeps track of why people are coming to the service and "the biggest were debt and health".

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Once I figured out the optimal way to pursue “blind” viewing, it was still difficult to keep track of the participants, but a handful stood out.

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Anyone trying to keep track of all the relationships would have a hard time.

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Amazon’s computers keep track of millions of items across thousands of shelves—they know not only which shelf contains each item, but exactly where it’s placed on that shelf.

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