# coasting

Pronunciation: say "KOHST-ing" US /ˈkoʊstɪŋ/, UK /ˈkəʊstɪŋ/

## Verb

1. Present participle and gerund of coast. — present participle and gerund of coast
   - Simple: Present participle and gerund of coast. Use this -ing form when something glides along without power or effort.
   - _The plane was coasting toward the runway with its engines idling._
   - _Coasting on her early success, she put in little real effort._

## Noun

2. The act of disengaging a moving vehicle's gears and rolling along without engine power.
   - Simple: Rolling along in a moving vehicle with the gears off and the engine no longer pushing it.
   - _Coasting in neutral was once taught as a way to save gas on descents._
   - _Many modern cars discourage coasting because it reduces braking control._
3. Travel by ship along a coastline or between ports.
   - Simple: Sailing a ship along the shore or from one port to the next.
   - _Coasting allowed merchants to stop at every harbor along the route._
   - _Before deep-sea navigation improved, coasting was the safest way to move goods._
4. The continuation or worsening of symptoms after treatment ends, occurring before gradual improvement begins.
   - Simple: A stretch after treatment when symptoms keep going for a while before they slowly start to get better.
   - _Coasting after chemotherapy can leave patients feeling worse for weeks before recovery starts._
   - _Because of coasting, the numbness in his feet kept spreading for weeks after his last dose before it finally began to fade._

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/coasting (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).