off-track

adjective

Away from an intended route; wayward.

OriginEnglish track ← Middle English trak /tracke ← Old French trac →
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Meanings

adjectiveoff-track (not comparable)

alternative offtrack

  1. not comparableAway from an intended route; wayward.
  2. not comparableConducted away from a racetrack.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
off baseoff the mark

Origin

  1. Englishoff-
  2. Old Frenchtrac
  3. Middle Englishtrak /tracke
  4. Englishtrack
  5. Englishoff-track

From off- + track.

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APA

off-track. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/off-track

MLA

“off-track.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/off-track. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “off-track,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/off-track.

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