0 past simple and past participle of sidetrack
1 to direct a person's attention away from an activity or subject towards another one that is less important:
I'm thinking particularly about the place where you mention the authenticity debate, only to say that you won't be sidetracked by it.
Dysexecutive patients often start out performing a task well, but quickly become sidetracked.
Unfortunately, we got sidetracked when it came to implementing it.
It is conceivable that in the rush for production, research and development may be rather sidetracked.
We can become sidetracked if we go into details.
I hesitated because we had been rather sidetracked from our original purpose.
I am disappointed that the debate has again been sidetracked by the red herrings involving the horrors of breast and lung cancer.
I would rather not get sidetracked on to individual prices at this particular moment.
