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.

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Traditional backup systems such as inertial navigation units can only operate for short periods without drifting off course when GPS is not available to recalibrate them. Paul Smith-Goodson, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025 Ronson repeated the phrase before drifting off to sleep. Marina Watts, PEOPLE, 16 Sep. 2025 The driver of the truck sped up before the attacks, and Koenig whooped with excitement after Bartell was killed and her car drifted off the road, testimony at trial revealed. Shelly Bradbury, Denver Post, 9 Sep. 2025 The two disturbances that never fully materialized appeared between July 12 and July 23 and drifted off to the west, causing rain across North Florida and along the Gulf Coast into Louisiana. Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA Today, 5 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for drift off

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“Drift off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/drift%20off. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.

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