coast
noun
the land next to the sea; seashore.
is coasting
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present progressiveof coast (3rd person singular).present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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Now Ms. Ayotte is coasting to re-election as governor, and Republican former Sen. John Sununu is in a tight race against Rep. Chris Pappas for his old seat.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 21, 2026
That’s not to say that the prosecution is coasting toward a guilty verdict or that the jury’s response to Cohen won’t matter.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 2, 2024
“If a direct report is coasting or a low performer, they are not who we need; they are failing this company,” the memo said.
From New York Times ● Jul. 26, 2022
“If a direct report is coasting or is a low performer, they are not who we need; they are failing this company,” the company’s head of engineering wrote in a memo.
From Washington Post ● Jul. 23, 2022
Wait two or three days, though, until the sun thaws it a bit, and it freezes some more, and then you'll see coasting that is coasting.
From The White Crystals Being an Account of the Adventures of Two Boys by Howard Roger Garis
