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 + ofKeep 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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Remember, magnitude is the system astronomers use to keep track of how bright an object appears in our night sky.
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Anthony Wood, Space.com, 4 July 2025
Label and rotate: Mark containers with dates to keep track of leftovers.
—Mary Cornetta, Better Homes & Gardens, 30 June 2025
Using an old-school clock with minute and hour hands can help people with time blindness keep track of how long things take as well as see the present moment in relationship to the past and future, Tuckman said.
—Charles Trepany, USA Today, 30 June 2025
Bedford said that the genomic surveillance systems that keep track of the variants in circulation are still going strong.
—Claire Bugos, Verywell Health, 25 June 2025
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Anthony Wood, Space.com, 4 July 2025
Label and rotate: Mark containers with dates to keep track of leftovers.
—Mary Cornetta, Better Homes & Gardens, 30 June 2025
Using an old-school clock with minute and hour hands can help people with time blindness keep track of how long things take as well as see the present moment in relationship to the past and future, Tuckman said.
—Charles Trepany, USA Today, 30 June 2025
Bedford said that the genomic surveillance systems that keep track of the variants in circulation are still going strong.
—Claire Bugos, Verywell Health, 25 June 2025
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“Keep track.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/keep%20track. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.
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