lose track
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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
One could also ask, though, more basically whether this defendant would qualify as a habitual user, and I want to explore that before we lose track of it.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 10, 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
She said that it was easier for her to budget and not lose track of what she had spent.
From MarketWatch • Nov. 1, 2025
She lists off every person in the room, but I lose track after the first few names.
From "Starfish" by Akemi Dawn Bowman
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