Collocations for "track"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "track" in context.
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track
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.n
- a [race, speedway, greyhound, running] track
- track and field
- the [college, school, university, public, municipal] track
- a [train, railway, monorail] track
- the [train, car, engine] jumped the track
- keep track of the [information, details, situation]
- [must, should, need to] keep track of [spending, our earnings]
- lost track of time
- am still right on track (to finish on time)
- get back on track
- are on the right track
- [tire, car, foot, animal] tracks
- followed the (tire) tracks
- [trace, find, make out, follow] the tracks
- need to make tracks!
- a track through the [woods, forest, undergrowth, field]
- the [FBI, police] are on the [gang's, criminal's] tracks
- [grew up, was from, on] the wrong side of the tracks
- the track of a [plane, rocket, satellite]
- the tracks of her [tears, wounds, abuse]
- the first track on the [album, record, CD]
- released a track from the [album]
- a [good, poor, great] track record (with)
- at the track meet
- track (and field) [events, championships]
- track a [deer, bear]
- tracked [him, the suspect]
- track his [movements, routines]
- track the [data, statistics]
- track [your order, the shipment]
- (can) track your [preferences, search terms, progress]
- track the [cases, outbreaks] of
- track down a [rare comic, collectible car]
- trying to track her down
- track the [stocks, market]
- track the [progress, development] of
- (to) track across multiple [domains, sites]
- track [mud, dirt, dog poo] in on the floor
- track the floor with [muddy, dirty] shoes
- the [car, truck] wheels track [six feet]
'track' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
accrual
- advancement
- album
- app
- backing
- baggage
- barrel
- bird
- bridge
- candidate
- competition
- construction
- coordinate
- deer
- delivery
- dirt
- driving
- dropout
- echo
- edit
- elephant
- elk
- elusive
- ending
- entry
- excerpt
- express
- extract
- fast
- firmly
- forward
- gamble
- giraffe
- gleam
- glimmer
- grading
- imprint
- indoor
- jog
- jogging
- keep
- lane
- lap
- ledger
- loop
- lose
- manager
- meet
- metal
- modification