Sidetracked: meaning, definitions and examples
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sidetracked
[ หsaษชdหtrรฆkt ]
lose focus
To be sidetracked means to lose focus or to be distracted from the main task or goal. It can happen when something else catches your attention and leads you away from what you were originally doing.
Synonyms
derailed, distracted, diverted
Examples of usage
- I was supposed to be studying for my exam, but I got sidetracked by a funny video online.
- Don't get sidetracked by small details, stay focused on the big picture.
Translations
Translations of the word "sidetracked" in other languages:
๐ต๐น desviado
๐ฎ๐ณ เคฌเคฟเคเคกเคผเคจเคพ
๐ฉ๐ช abgelenkt
๐ฎ๐ฉ teralihkan
๐บ๐ฆ ะทะฑะธะฒะฐัะธัั ะท ะบัััั
๐ต๐ฑ zbaczaฤ
๐ฏ๐ต ่้ใซใใใ
๐ซ๐ท รฉcartรฉ
๐ช๐ธ desviado
๐น๐ท saptฤฑrmak
๐ฐ๐ท ํ์ ํ๋ค
๐ธ๐ฆ ุชุญููู
๐จ๐ฟ odklonฤnรฝ
๐ธ๐ฐ odklonenรฝ
๐จ๐ณ ๅ็ฆป
๐ธ๐ฎ odklonjen
๐ฎ๐ธ frรกvega
๐ฐ๐ฟ ะฑาฑััะปั
๐ฌ๐ช แแแแแฎแแแแ
๐ฆ๐ฟ sษmtini itirmษk
๐ฒ๐ฝ desviado
Word origin
The word 'sidetracked' originated from the literal meaning of a train being diverted onto a side track instead of continuing on the main track. Over time, it evolved to represent the idea of being diverted or distracted from a main focus or goal.
See also: backtrack, detractor, sidetrack, track, trackable, trackball, tracker, tracking, tracklist, tracks, trackway.