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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When in a group, space out to prevent the current from transferring between individuals.
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Star-Telegram Weather Bot, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 Apr. 2025
But ever since her return from France, Evangelina had begun counseling her patients to space out their pregnancies, and even handed out condoms.
—Laura Gómez, Scientific American, 26 Mar. 2025
As is the case every year, statements by major players in the global energy space out of the annual CERAWeek conference held in Houston dominated the news last week.
—David Blackmon, Forbes, 20 Mar. 2025
Mattia Sala, the product manager for SMEG USA, agrees that silverware handles should always point upward, but adds that silverware should be properly spaced out within a dishwasher's silverware caddy.
—Claire Hoppe Norgaard, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 Mar. 2025
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Star-Telegram Weather Bot, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 Apr. 2025
But ever since her return from France, Evangelina had begun counseling her patients to space out their pregnancies, and even handed out condoms.
—Laura Gómez, Scientific American, 26 Mar. 2025
As is the case every year, statements by major players in the global energy space out of the annual CERAWeek conference held in Houston dominated the news last week.
—David Blackmon, Forbes, 20 Mar. 2025
Mattia Sala, the product manager for SMEG USA, agrees that silverware handles should always point upward, but adds that silverware should be properly spaced out within a dishwasher's silverware caddy.
—Claire Hoppe Norgaard, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for space out
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“Space out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/space%20out. Accessed 9 Apr. 2025.
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