ZONE OUT Definition & Meaning

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Idioms and Phrases

Stop paying attention, dissociate oneself from a situation. Also, engage in a mindless activity. For example, When Felicia starts talking about her ailments and her friends' ailments, I totally zone out . This idiom also occurs in the passive, be zoned out . It originally alluded to narcotic intoxication and then was broadened to other kinds of dissociation. For a near synonym, see tune out , def. 2. [ Slang ; second half of 1900s]

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"I just try and lock in and zone out the crowd", says Joe.

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I’ve played it at times when I’m zoning out and I need to write.

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I don’t listen to music or podcasts; I just zone out to the crunching of gravel beneath my feet.

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And to be quite honest, I was literally zoned out, just waiting for the band to come back out — like, OK, when is halftime?

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Then I zoned out for about 20 minutes, nearly falling asleep.

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