sidetrapped

When you start a task and then see something else that needs done and you are triggered to go on and do THAT OTHER task ; while still intending to complete the first task you started...but you can't now because you ran out of time.

I got totally SIDETRAPPED into doing that sewing project ! I sat down and started painting those mason jars, looked up and decided I needed to sew those curtains up as well....so I never finished the jars :-(

by PearTreeMom April 22, 2021

sidetracked

To get distracted for a while halfway while you're doing something.

"Have you finished that research yet?"

"SHIT! I got sidetracked! Been playing Club Penguin all this while."

by etterorua January 14, 2009

sidetracted

A combination of the word sidetracked and distracted, common in organizations in UCI.

Robyn needs to stop being sidetracted by J.R.'s presence and study.

by J.R. Gutierrez March 19, 2008

youtube sidetracted

when you go on youtube and you get sidetracted by the related videos on the sidebar

guy 1: did you see the videos on youtube i sent you?

guy 2: yeah but i only saw the first. i got youtube sidetracted

by brooooke1323 December 9, 2009

sidetracked

adj:
to become extremely impaired to the point of rambling about several different topics at once or in quick succession

so high, you keep changing subjects without realizing it

"Man, this shits got me sidetracked ...."

by acestoner January 28, 2008

sidetracked

Social context: Meet (as in see again/ or for the first time) a person who you don't really appreciate being with, and getting stuck with him/ her.

Jonathan, Mark and Darriel are waking towards the balcony in a party. On the way, Darriel is spotted by her high-school colleague, who is a nerd (while Darriel is really cool) and she HAS to talk to her for a while.
Once in the balcony, Mark says:
- Hey, where is Darriel??
Jonathan: She got sidetracked!

by Leonardo ST August 18, 2009

sidetracked

When one or one's gf/bf starts talking about other guys/girls excessively/obsessively. Also when they get very interested in other people.

Rox (Mer's gf): *talks about "cute kid in math"*
Mer (Rox's bf): you should take pictures of him and show me exactly how "cute" he is.
Rox: atleast I'd have pics of him
Mer: wait what? you never said anything like that about having pics of me.
Rox: sorry I got sidetracked!
Mer: SIDETRACKED! SIDETRACKED?!

by Mertown October 3, 2007