lose track of time

Bedeutung

to stop noticing how much time has passed

Nicht mehr merken, wie viel Zeit vergangen ist.

Beispiele

1. 1I lose track of time whenever I work on a jigsaw puzzle.
2. 2We lost track of time in the museum and missed the last bus home.
3. 3Absorbed in my book, I lost track of time and looked up to find the café closing.
4. 4Set an alarm before gaming; otherwise you might lose track of time and miss your appointment.
5. 5While painting, she lost track of time; she thought it was lunchtime, but it was already evening.

Grammatik

Nur lose ändert die Form: lose, lost, lost. Das Nomen track bleibt im Singular, die Präposition of bleibt erhalten.

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