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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]


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Then you’ll be able to easily keep track of those and sleep well at night.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 30, 2026

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 • Mar. 29, 2026

Tech companies have been responding to mental health concerns, rolling out new parental controls so parents can keep track of their children’s screen time and moderating harmful content.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 28, 2026

Artificial-intelligence automation platform maker Zapier has a new kind of dashboard to keep track of its workers’ AI use.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 18, 2026

So Joy gets me a calendar to keep track of the days.

From "Lucky Broken Girl" by Ruth Behar