skate one's lane verb2 •To play in one's assigned position rather than straying to the location of the current action.Wings should skate their lanes and not go roaming about the ice. — 1971 •To mind one's own business; focus on one's own goals and tasks and not worry about what others are doing.Well, yes, but they're also human beings, fathers, sons, brothers, cousins, uncles and friends. Role players have to skate their lanes off the ice, too. — 2011 formsskated one's lane · skating one's lane · skates one's lane