1. distracted from one’s main purpose or task

Examples

• I got sidetracked by social media and forgot to finish my homework.
• The meeting became sidetracked when we started discussing unrelated issues.
• She was easily sidetracked by the interesting conversation in the hallway.
• Don’t get sidetracked by minor details when studying for the exam.
• The project got sidetracked due to budget concerns.
• He tends to get sidetracked when working from home.