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zoned out vs was spaced out

Both 'zoned out' and 'was spaced out' are correct phrases used to describe a state of distraction or absent-mindedness. They are interchangeable and convey the same meaning.

Last updated: March 31, 2024 • 482 views

zoned out

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English to describe a state of distraction or absent-mindedness.

This phrase is used to indicate that someone is mentally disengaged or not paying attention to their surroundings.

Examples:

I zoned out during the meeting and missed most of what was said.
She tends to zone out when she's tired.
He zoned out while watching TV and didn't hear the doorbell.
Don't zone out while driving; it's dangerous.
I often find myself zoning out in class.

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I zoned out for a second.
To be honest, I kind of - I zoned out during that part.
Geez, I kind of zoned out.
You've been zoned out all day.
Dr. C, she just completely zoned out.
You spend half your time zoned out.
I've zoned out twice since this conversation started.
In case you zoned out while you were tweezing your goatee, one of these yahoos took Charlotte prisoner.
She's zoned out. I know.
You had that "zoned out" look while I was talking.
No, I just like, zoned out for a second.
I might've zoned out for a second there.
I'm sorry, I just zoned out for a second.
And I was still zoned out in front of the tv.
Sorry, sorry, I kind of zoned out there for a second. No.
She's zoned out.
Sorry, totally zoned out there.
You totally zoned out.
I zoned out for a second.
Guess I zoned out for a second.

Alternatives:

drifted off
lost in thought
daydreaming
not paying attention
mentally checked out

was spaced out

This phrase is correct and can be used to describe a state of distraction or absent-mindedness, though it is less common than 'zoned out'.

This phrase is also used to indicate that someone is mentally disengaged or not paying attention to their surroundings.

Examples:

She was spaced out in class and didn't hear the teacher's instructions.
I was so tired that I was completely spaced out during the meeting.
He seems to be spaced out most of the time.
Don't drive when you're feeling spaced out.
I tend to be spaced out when I'm lost in thought.

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She was so spaced out she had no idea what the was doing.
I just spaced out there for a second.
Nishioka, make a spaced out expression.
The true meaning of "spaced out" is stupefied, dazed and disoriented.
I saw you standing there all spaced out.
Sorry, I spaced out there.
And, I guess, amidst all the craziness today I just spaced out about lunch.
Sorry. I just spaced out there for a second.
Ukraine shall endeavour to ensure that exports into the Community of products set out in Annex I are spaced out as evenly as possible over the year.
Kids, always spaced-out. She came out twenty minutes after the bell rang.
That goes with the cynical writer, the alcoholic actor and the spaced-out spaceman.
I totally spaced out, I'm...
People have told me that I always look spaced out and that they can't tell if I'm awake or asleep.
It's just more spaced out than it used to be.
I just sort of spaced out and I fell in the living room.
You are not going to spend your life spaced out.
Sultans of Acid yielded nothing but hundreds of spaced-out weirdoes... who couldn't answer a simple question.
I spaced out because the man at pump 3 looked just like my ex-boyfriend.
This project will include the construction of 150 to 200 hydrogen stations spaced out a maximum of every 30 kilometres.
I mean, I have been spaced out and disoriented at times.

Alternatives:

zoned out
daydreaming
not paying attention
mentally checked out
lost in thought

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