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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Since taking office, Trump has reallocated law enforcement budgets toward his mass deportation measures, ended a database intended to keep track of terrorism suspects, and cut the FBI team in charge of combating domestic terrorism.
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Sophie Clark, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 June 2025
Ever since the Council implemented the Guardian Protocols and brought everyone back to the Temple from the Jedi outposts in the Outer Rim, there were too many to keep track of.
—Dalton Ross, EW.com, 29 May 2025
Struggling to keep track of her daughters’ appointments and medications, she was filled with desperation, anger, and grief.
—Ginger Gentile, Forbes.com, 23 May 2025
That’s more than any other world in the solar system—and far too many for most people to keep track of.
—Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 22 May 2025
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Sophie Clark, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 June 2025
Ever since the Council implemented the Guardian Protocols and brought everyone back to the Temple from the Jedi outposts in the Outer Rim, there were too many to keep track of.
—Dalton Ross, EW.com, 29 May 2025
Struggling to keep track of her daughters’ appointments and medications, she was filled with desperation, anger, and grief.
—Ginger Gentile, Forbes.com, 23 May 2025
That’s more than any other world in the solar system—and far too many for most people to keep track of.
—Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 22 May 2025
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 6 Jun. 2025.
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