keep track of

Meaning

This phrase means to monitor, follow, or maintain awareness of the progress, position, or details of something or someone. It is used in both professional and everyday contexts to describe staying organized and informed. The tone is neutral and practical.

Examples

• It is hard to keep track of all the changes made to the software code.

  It is hard to keep track of all the changes made to the software code.

• Use this spreadsheet to keep track of your daily business expenses.

  Use this spreadsheet to keep track of your daily business expenses.

• As a manager, you need to keep track of your team's weekly progress.

  As a manager, you need to keep track of your team's weekly progress.

• I use a digital calendar to keep track of all my meetings and appointments.

  I use a digital calendar to keep track of all my meetings and appointments.

• How do you keep track of customer feedback across so many channels?

  How do you keep track of customer feedback across so many channels?

Common Mistakes

• ✗ I need to keep the track of my tasks.

  ✓ I need to keep track of my tasks.

  Do not use the definite article 'the' between 'keep' and 'track' in this fixed idiom.

• ✗ Please keep track on the project budget.

  ✓ Please keep track of the project budget.

  The correct preposition to use after 'keep track' is 'of', not 'on'.

Related Expressions

Practice

• With so many emails, it is difficult to ___ my unread messages.

  💡 To monitor or stay aware of.

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  keep track of

• We need a better system to ___ our inventory levels.

  💡 To follow or record the numbers.

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  keep track of