sidetracks in English

noun
1
a minor path or track.
I've had to learn to see double, keeping the big ball rolling while juggling a full complement of sidetracks and minor emergencies.
verb
1
cause (someone) to be distracted from an immediate or important issue.
he does not let himself get sidetracked by fads and trends
2
direct (a train) onto a branch line or siding.
Had it possibly been sidetracked for some reason in order to allow the slower train to go past?
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1. Life is just like an old time rail journey ... delays, sidetracks, smoke, dust, cinders, and jolts,[Sentence dictionary] interspersed only occasionally by beautiful vistas and thrilling bursts of speed. The trick is to thank the Lord for letting you have the ride. Gordon B. Hinckley 

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