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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Kenia Zamarripa, vice president of international affairs for the San Diego Regional Chamber of Commerce, said many larger companies can have an employee whose whole job is just to keep track of federal policies. Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Mar. 2025 In addition to proper maintenance and cleaning, kids must be responsible enough to keep track of their own clubs. Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 6 Mar. 2025 Conveyances had to be recorded – a term familiar to anyone who has done anything with real estate – to keep track of who owned what. Roger Valdez, Forbes, 3 Mar. 2025 University of Kansas football fans will have a new way to keep track of the games at David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium. Tammy Ljungblad, Kansas City Star, 28 Feb. 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 16 Mar. 2025.

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