to stay on track

Examples

• All

• If you want to finish the project on time, you need to stay on track and avoid distractions.

• Try to save at least 10% of your income each year to stay on track for retirement.

  Blog text (2)

• All right, so it's hard to stay on track with a lot of these things when we're trying to do it all by ourselves.

• It's hard to stay on track.

  Committed (2000)

• This time, stay on track.

  Nuts (1987)

• How much improvement do we need to make this week in order to stay on track?

  Academic text (2007)

• Does social media help you stay on track with your diet and workout goals?

  Blog text (24)

• Part of this included the establishment of early warning systems within high-impact schools to help students stay on track.

  Academic text (2010)

• The schedule is to help me stay on track with things like working out and blogging regularly.

  Blog text (18)

• The mentor's role was to ensure the team stayed on track with the required milestones; teams met with the mentor on at least four occasions.

  Academic text (2017)

Synonyms

K

to keep up

vsto stay on track

507 2.8

To continue at the same speed or level as others

is about ongoing attention to a goal rather than matching external levels

K

to keep going

vsto stay on track

357 1.6

To continue doing something without stopping

emphasizes sustained goal attention rather than mere uninterrupted action

K

to keep on

vsto stay on track

306 1.4

Continue doing something without stopping

highlights focus on a specific objective rather than general persistence

H

to hold on

vsto stay on track

173 3.3

To keep trying and not give up when things are hard

is about continuous goal focus rather than sheer persistence under stress

K

to keep it moving

vsto stay on track

• Informal

161 4.4

Move forward without stopping or slowing down

focuses on sustained attention to an objective rather than just forward motion

K

to keep it up

vsto stay on track

87 3.0

Continue doing something well with the same effort

concerns keeping goal attention, not just preserving current performance

S

to stick to the plan

vsto stay on track

21 3.0

Continue doing what everyone agreed without changing it

focuses on keeping goal attention rather than obeying a specific plan

K

to keep one's eye on the ball

vsto stay on track

• Informal

15 5.6

Pay attention to the main goal and avoid distractions

is broader continuous focus on a goal rather than single task attention

K

to keep someone's head in the game

vsto stay on track

• Informal

4 7.4

To stay focused and calm in a difficult situation

is steady goal focus over time rather than situational attentiveness

S

to stay on the ball

vsto stay on track

• Informal

1 7.7

To be alert and ready to act

is steady attention to a goal rather than general readiness

S

to stick to one's knitting

vsto stay on track

• Informal

1 8.6

Give full attention to your own work and skills, not other people's tasks

is general sustained focus on a goal rather than narrow task boundaries

K

to keep in sight

vsto stay on track

3.1

To continue to think about something as an important goal

is continuous pursuit of that objective rather than mere awareness of it

Antonyms

D

to deviate

51 5.8

To change direction or move away from a planned route

D

distracted

3.1

Not able to pay attention because your mind is on other things

How Focused

to stay on track

9 3.2

to drift off

23 3.8

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology