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coasting

VERB

glide along without much effort

Synonyms

STRONGEST

cruise drift sail skate

STRONG

float freewheel slide taxi

WEAK

get by ride on current smooth along

Example Sentences

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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

“But I tell them, and the kids of my clients, that you have to keep going when you’re young. Then you can start coasting when you are in your early 40s.”

From MarketWatch • Apr. 10, 2026

New Zealand made short work of the chase, coasting to 141-2 from 15.4 overs, with opener Devon Conway top scoring with 47 not out including four fours and a six.

From Barron's • Nov. 13, 2025

I tried to downshift, and the car made this horrible grinding sound, but somehow I recovered and before long we were coasting into the drive-thru lane.

From "The Book of Unknown Americans" by Cristina Henríquez