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keep track

Idioms  
  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

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Giving a bot a long list of instructions will be easier than keeping track of whether it followed through correctly.

From The Wall Street Journal

“And logging the details isn’t complicated. Do I need to remind you about what happened to some of your canoes before you hired me to start keeping track of them?”

From Literature

You have to keep track of it and think about it, even if you’re paying for advice.

From MarketWatch

EES is a digital system designed to keep track of when non-EU citizens - including those from the UK - enter and leave the Schengen Area, which is made up of 29 European countries.

From BBC

The name, like so many others for full Moons, stems back to a time when people called them after seasonal moments in nature, to keep track of passing months.

From BBC