space out

English

Pronunciation

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Verb

space out (third-person singular simple present spaces out, present participle spacing out, simple past and past participle spaced out)

1. (transitive) To position (objects, people etc.) at regular intervals with a calculated space between them.
2. (intransitive, idiomatic) To become distracted or disoriented; to lose attention or focus.

   Synonyms: daydream, tune out, zone out

   • 1999, Mike Judge, Office Space (motion picture), spoken by Peter Gibbons (Ron Livingston):

     Well, I generally come in at least fifteen minutes late, ah, I use the side door - that way Lumbergh can't see me, heh heh - and, uh, after that I just sorta space out for about an hour.

Derived terms

• spaced-out

Translations

to position at regular intervals with a calculated space between them

• Finnish: sijoittaa tasaisin välein
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• Irish: agaigh

to lose attention

• Finnish: haaveilla (fi), antaa huomion herpaantua
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• Italian: distrarsi (it)

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