drift off

English

Verb

(intransitive, idiomatic) To fall asleep slowly.
- 1919, B. M. Bower, chapter 5, in The Thunder Bird:
  He went to sleep, lying there under a wing of his plane, and presently Bland himself drifted off into dreams.
(intransitive, idiomatic) To lose concentration.

Synonyms

(fall asleep slowly): nod off

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