time on track

All in good time. — ◊ Всему свой черед. /Всякому овощу свое время.

A stitch in time saves nine. — ◊ Дорога ложка к обеду.

No man is wise at all times. — ◊ И на солнце есть пятна. /На всякого мудреца довольно простоты.

to be on somebody's track(s) — seguirle* la pista or el rastro a alguien

to put o throw somebody off one's/the track — despistar a alguien

to keep/lose track of something/somebody: the police have been keeping track of his movements la policía le ha estado siguiendo la pista; make sure you keep track of the time ten cuidado de que no se te pase la hora; to keep/lose track of the conversation/argument seguir*/perder* el hilo de la conversación/la discusión; I've lost track of a lot of old friends he perdido contacto con muchos de mis viejos amigos; I lost all track of the time perdí por completo la noción del tiempo, no me di cuenta de la hora; to make tracks (colloq) irse*, ponerse* en camino; to stop (dead) in one's tracks — pararse en seco

off the beaten track — (away from the crowds, tourists) fuera de los caminos trillados; ( in an isolated place) en un sitio muy retirado or aislado

to have the inside track (on something) — (AmE) ( have the advantage) estar* en una situación de ventaja; ( be informed about) estar* al tanto or al corriente (de algo); (before n)

track events — atletismo m en pista

to go to the track — ir* al hipódromo or a las carreras (de caballos)

the wrong side of the tracks — los barrios bajos (fam)

• to cover one's tracks — borrar las huellas

• to keep track of sth/sb, they prefer him to live at home where they can keep track of him — prefieren que viva en casa donde le pueden seguir la pista

• to lose track of sth/sb, I lost all track of time — perdí la noción del tiempo por completo

• to make tracks * — (fig) irse marchando, empezar a irse

it's time we were making tracks — es hora de irse marchando or de que empecemos a irnos

• to be on sb's track — seguirle la pista or el rastro a algn

• to stop (dead) in one's tracks — pararse en seco

• to throw sb off the track — (fig) despistar a algn

• it will take time to get the economy back on track — se tardará un tiempo en volver a encarrilar la economía

• to be on the right track — ir por buen camino

• to be on the wrong track — ir por mal camino

• track and field — atletismo m

track and field events — pruebas fpl de atletismo

• race track — (for horses) hipódromo m ; (for bicycles) velódromo m ; (for cars) autódromo m, pista f or circuito m de automovilismo

• running track — pista f de atletismo

• double track — vía f doble

• to jump the tracks — descarrilar

• single track — vía f única

four/eight track recording system — equipo m de grabación de cuatro/ocho pistas

title track — tema m que da título or nombre al álbum

track events NPL — (Sport) pruebas fpl en pista

track maintenance N — (Rail) mantenimiento m de la vía

track meet N — (US) concurso m de atletismo

track race N — carrera f en pista

track racing N — carreras fpl en pista, ciclismo m en pista

track record N — historial m

track shoes NPL — zapatillas fpl para pista de atletismo (claveteadas)

to be on somebody's track(s) — seguirle* la pista or el rastro a alguien

to put o throw somebody off one's/the track — despistar a alguien

to keep/lose track of something/somebody: the police have been keeping track of his movements la policía le ha estado siguiendo la pista; make sure you keep track of the time ten cuidado de que no se te pase la hora; to keep/lose track of the conversation/argument seguir*/perder* el hilo de la conversación/la discusión; I've lost track of a lot of old friends he perdido contacto con muchos de mis viejos amigos; I lost all track of the time perdí por completo la noción del tiempo, no me di cuenta de la hora; to make tracks (colloq) irse*, ponerse* en camino; to stop (dead) in one's tracks — pararse en seco

off the beaten track — (away from the crowds, tourists) fuera de los caminos trillados; ( in an isolated place) en un sitio muy retirado or aislado

to have the inside track (on something) — (AmE) ( have the advantage) estar* en una situación de ventaja; ( be informed about) estar* al tanto or al corriente (de algo); (before n)

track events — atletismo m en pista

to go to the track — ir* al hipódromo or a las carreras (de caballos)

the wrong side of the tracks — los barrios bajos (fam)

tracks — (footprints) [Fuß]spuren; (of animal also) Fährte, die

cover one's tracks — (fig.) seine Spur verwischen

be on somebody's track — jemandem auf der Spur sein; (fig.): (in possession of clue to somebody's plans) jemandem auf die Schliche gekommen sein

be on the right/wrong track — (fig.) auf der richtigen/falschen Spur sein

keep track of somebody/something — jemanden/etwas im Auge behalten

lose track of somebody/something — jemanden/etwas aus den Augen verlieren

make tracks — (coll.) (depart) sich auf die Socken machen (ugs.)

stop [dead] in one's tracks — (coll.) auf der Stelle stehen bleiben

cycling/ greyhound track — Radrennbahn, die/Windhundrennbahn, die

circuit of the track — Bahnrunde, die

you can't expect to keep track of your friends if you never write to them — du kannst nicht erwarten, Kontakt zu deinen Freunden zu behalten, wenn du nie schreibst

I can't keep track of his movements or of him — ich weiß nie, wo er sich gerade aufhält

how do you keep track of the time without a watch? — wie können Sie wissen, wie spät es ist, wenn Sie keine Uhr haben?

I can't keep track of your girlfriends — du hast so viele Freundinnen, da komme ich nicht mit (inf)

no-one can keep track of the situation — niemand hat mehr einen Überblick über die Lage

we lost track of time — wir haben die Zeit ganz vergessen, wir haben einfach nicht auf die Uhr or Zeit geachtet

we must be making tracks (inf) — wir müssen uns auf die Socken (inf) or auf den Weg machen

he stopped dead in his tracks — er blieb abrupt stehen

to cover ( up) one's tracks — seine Spuren verwischen

to throw sb off the track (fig) — jdn aus der Bahn bringen or werfen

to be on track (fig) — auf Kurs sein

to be on the right track (fig) — auf der richtigen Spur sein

to be on the wrong track (fig) — auf dem falschen Weg sein, auf dem Holzweg sein (inf)

to be born on the wrong side of the tracks ( US fig ) — aus niedrigem Milieu stammen

track changes ( Comput: command ) — Änderungen nachverfolgen

tracks — (footprints) [Fuß]spuren; (of animal also) Fährte, die

cover one's tracks — (fig.) seine Spur verwischen

be on somebody's track — jemandem auf der Spur sein; (fig.): (in possession of clue to somebody's plans) jemandem auf die Schliche gekommen sein

be on the right/wrong track — (fig.) auf der richtigen/falschen Spur sein

make tracks — (coll.) (depart) sich auf die Socken machen (ugs.)

stop [dead] in one's tracks — (coll.) auf der Stelle stehen bleiben

cycling/ greyhound track — Radrennbahn, die/Windhundrennbahn, die

circuit of the track — Bahnrunde, die

the negotiations were on track — i negoziati procedevano regolarmente o come da programma

to be on the wrong track — essere fuori pista o strada

to keep track of — [ person] seguire, tenersi aggiornato su [developments, events]; seguire [ conversation]; [ police] seguire gli spostamenti di [ criminal]; [ computer] tenere aggiornato [ figures]

to lose track of — perdere le tracce di, perdere di vista [ friend]; perdere le tracce di [document, aircraft, suspect]; perdere il filo di [ conversation]

to make tracks for sth. — andare o dirigersi verso qcs.

to leave the track(s) — [ train] deragliare

the negotiations were on track — i negoziati procedevano regolarmente o come da programma

to be on the wrong track — essere fuori pista o strada

to keep track of — [ person] seguire, tenersi aggiornato su [developments, events]; seguire [ conversation]; [ police] seguire gli spostamenti di [ criminal]; [ computer] tenere aggiornato [ figures]

to lose track of — perdere le tracce di, perdere di vista [ friend]; perdere le tracce di [document, aircraft, suspect]; perdere il filo di [ conversation]

to make tracks for sth. — andare o dirigersi verso qcs.

to leave the track(s) — [ train] deragliare