space out
verb
spaced out; spacing out; spaces out
informal
: to become inattentive, distracted, or mentally remote
spaced out halfway through the lecture
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And there will be three more rounds of voting after that, spaced out during the Survivor 48 season.
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Dalton Ross, EW.com, 25 Feb. 2025
Monster Hunter Wilds still has plenty of dragons, but they’re spaced out in a way that makes these encounters more interesting.
—Josh Broadwell, Rolling Stone, 24 Feb. 2025
Some of the pieces were rather large, and having the chocolates so spaced out in the packaging made the offering appear scant.
—Tori Latham, Robb Report, 8 Feb. 2025
The Alaves holding midfielder Ander Guevara now stood in Yamal’s path and fancied trying his luck, and with so many players crowded around him, Yamal opted to find his team-mate Raphinha in plenty of space out on the left-hand side.
—Pol Ballús, The Athletic, 3 Feb. 2025
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Dalton Ross, EW.com, 25 Feb. 2025
Monster Hunter Wilds still has plenty of dragons, but they’re spaced out in a way that makes these encounters more interesting.
—Josh Broadwell, Rolling Stone, 24 Feb. 2025
Some of the pieces were rather large, and having the chocolates so spaced out in the packaging made the offering appear scant.
—Tori Latham, Robb Report, 8 Feb. 2025
The Alaves holding midfielder Ander Guevara now stood in Yamal’s path and fancied trying his luck, and with so many players crowded around him, Yamal opted to find his team-mate Raphinha in plenty of space out on the left-hand side.
—Pol Ballús, The Athletic, 3 Feb. 2025
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“Space out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/space%20out. Accessed 10 Mar. 2025.
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