Tell me about a hobby you used to love but slowly stopped doing. What happened?

A natural way to answer

When I was younger I played the guitar quite a lot. Over time, though, work and other commitments got in the way, and I gradually let it slide. I keep telling myself I'll start again, but somehow I never get round to it.

Key phrases to use

• get in the way — to stop you from doing something because it takes your time or attention“I wanted to keep painting, but a busy job got in the way.”
• let it slide — to stop paying attention to something and let it gradually stop or get worse“I used to go to the gym every day, but I let it slide over winter.”
• get round to — to finally do something you've been meaning to do for a while“I'll get round to fixing the bike one of these days.”