space out

== English == === Pronunciation === === Verb === space out (third-person singular simple present spaces out, present participle spacing out, simple past and past participle spaced out) (transitive) To position (objects, people, time slots, etc.) at regular intervals with a calculated space between them. (intransitive, idiomatic) To become distracted or disoriented; to lose attention or focus. Synonyms: daydream, tune out, zone out (transitive, dated, typing, printing) To increase the white space between letters, words or lines. ==== Derived terms ==== spaced-out ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== (increase the white space): letterspacing === Anagrams === outpaces, paces out, saucepot