Imagine I sent a message to someone over Instant Messaging, and then went offline.
5 minutes later, they come online, send me a message and go offline.
10 minutes later, I come online, find their message but see they are now gone.
So what I want to express in this scenario is: "Ack! We keep "missing" each other in the space of minutes!"
However 'missing' is the wrong word to use here, obviously, I mean more like a 'missed catch' but it looks more like a 'I miss you' thing.
What is the right way to express what I want to?
Best Answer
"We keep missing each other" is, as Andrew said, exactly right in the given context and would not be misconstrued as the other meaning unless you used "miss" differently like, "I really miss you!" or "I'm missing you and my heart is breaking!"