drift off

phrasal verb

drifted off; drifting off; drifts off

informal

: to fall asleep

She drifted off while I was still talking.

He gradually drifted off to sleep.

Examples of drift off in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Yang was facing roughly 100 members of the Television Critics Association to plug his new series, a Hulu adaptation of Charles Yu’s Interior Chinatown, but the conversation was drifting off topic. —Mikey O'Connell, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 July 2024

Rico Priem, 66, was driving home around 4:30 a.m. when his SUV drifted off the 57 freeway, hit a tree, went up an embankment, and flipped over. —Gene Maddaus, Variety, 18 June 2024

Enjoying an alcoholic drink before drifting off to sleep on a long-haul flight might put your heart health and sleep quality at risk, according to a small study. —Stephanie Brown, Verywell Health, 13 June 2024

The mask is perfect for light sleepers or anyone who needs complete darkness to drift off. —Shannon Ullman, Verywell Health, 3 June 2024