keep track

idiom

: to be aware of how something is changing, what someone is doing, etc.
There's so much going on that it's hard to keep track.
usually + of
Keep track of your little brother for me, will you?
It's her job to keep track of how the money is spent.
I watch the news to keep track of current events.

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Trying to keep track of it all manually is not only exhausting but risky. Anshu Bansal, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024 Its furnishings include sternum-height wooden wainscoting and a Seth Thomas pendulum calendar clock, patented in 1876, which was designed to keep track of the month, date, and day of the week, in addition to the time. David Owen, The New Yorker, 4 Nov. 2024 States and counties also have systems in place to keep track of every ballot sent out and received back, says CBS News election law contributor David Becker. Layla Ferris, CBS News, 30 Oct. 2024 Most didn’t keep track of the score or the stats of either game. Emilie Ikeda, NBC News, 29 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for keep track 

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“Keep track.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/keep%20track. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.

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