sidetrack
verb (used with or without object)
to move or distract from the main subject or course.
was sidetracking
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past progressiveof sidetrack.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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He was sidetracking work on a much longer novel to do so; the idea had come to him while recovering from serious illness.
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