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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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 is a low performer, they are not who we need; they are failing this company,” Saba wrote.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 9, 2022
“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
Even on a night when he is coasting through a routine set list, it is hard to leave his show without a sense of joy.
From The New Yorker ● Mar. 4, 2019
But we forget that the Skipper is coasting up towards Gjendesheim in search of the miscreant Öla.
From Three in Norway by Two of Them by Walter J. Clutterbuck
