1. moving forward using momentum without applying power
2. making little effort; doing the minimum required
Usage: informal
3. sailing along a coast
Usage: nautical

1. the act of moving without power or effort

Examples

• The car was coasting down the hill with the engine off.
• She’s been coasting through her senior year without studying much.
• The bicycle kept coasting even after he stopped pedaling.
• The yacht was coasting along the Mediterranean shoreline.
• After working hard all semester, he spent the last week coasting.
• The sled went coasting down the snowy slope.
• Stop coasting and start putting in real effort at work.