I often space out during long meetings.
space out
idiomTo become distracted or disoriented; to lose attention or focus.
The teacher noticed the student began to space out while she explained the difficult math problem.
Exhausted from the long journey, he found his mind beginning to space out as the lecturer droned on about abstract economic theories.
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factor space
A space obtained from another by identification of points that are equivalent to one another in some equivalence relation.
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waste of space
An utterly worthless person; one who, as it were, is unworthy of the space which they occupy.
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watch this space
An indication that a development will follow.