side-tracked

side·track

[sahyd-trak]
verb (used with object), verb (used without object)
1.
to move from the main track to a siding, as a train.
2.
to move or distract from the main subject or course.
noun
3.
any railroad track, other than a siding, auxiliary to the main track.

Origin:
1825–35, Americanism; side1 + track

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sidetrack (ˈsaɪdˌtræk) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
vb
1.  to distract or be distracted from a main subject or topic
 
n
2.  (US), (Canadian) a railway siding
3.  the act or an instance of sidetracking; digression

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Word Origin & History

sidetrack
"railway siding," 1835, from side (adj.) + track (q.v.). The verb meaning "to move (a train car) onto a sidetrack" is from 1880; fig. sense of "to divert from the main purpose" is attested from 1889
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