- present participle of coast.
coasting
Example Sentences
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A Wall Street Journal article earlier this week described a new retirement formula that younger people are using to game out when they have enough savings to start coasting.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 10, 2026
I instead recall coasting past a flotilla of icebergs in Alaska’s Glacier Bay.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 8, 2026
The changes have been targeted at reducing what have been described as "counter-intuitive" driving techniques, such as lifting off and coasting before corners in qualifying to charge the battery.
From BBC ● Apr. 30, 2026
But it didn’t seem to bother him, and he got quite used to coasting through politics.
From Slate ● Apr. 18, 2026
He rested his paddle on his lap, coasting, trying to place the pets he’d heard crying in the dark.
From "Zeitoun" by Dave Eggers
