coasting
Riding past effort
Coasting is moving without applying power—a car coasting downhill, a bicycle coasting after you stop pedaling.
The word extends to any situation where momentum carries you forward without effort: He's been coasting on his early success.
This figurative use often implies criticism—that someone capable of more is settling for the minimum: She coasted through the semester.
Engineless aerial movement
- freewheelingActing without restraint
- cruisingMoving at relaxed pace
- driftingMoving without purpose
- rollingTurning over repeatedly
sailing · inertia · downhill · effortless · momentum · unpowered · gravity · freewheel
Toward the bottom
- freewheelMove without propulsion
- pedalingTurning bike cranks
- descentDownward slope or lineage
- bikeTwo-wheeled pedaled vehicle
gradient · slope · hill · brake · speed · momentum · gravity · bicycle
Turning over repeatedly
- pushingApplying force to move
- pavementHard road covering
- boardFlat rigid panel
- momentumProduct of mass, velocity
downhill · carving · cruising · wheels · glide · street · longboard · sidewalk
Avoiding effort deliberately
- cruisingMoving at relaxed pace
- breezingMoving with effortless ease
- complacentUncritically self-satisfied
- autopilotAutomated vehicle guidance system
resting · stagnating · relaxed · passive · idling · plateauing · underperforming · lazy
gliding
Engineless aerial movement
- freewheelingActing without restraint
- cruisingMoving at relaxed pace
- driftingMoving without purpose
rolling · sailing · inertia · downhill · effortless · momentum · unpowered · gravity · freewheel · bicycle
downhill
Toward the bottom
bike · gradient · slope · hill · brake · speed · momentum · gravity · bicycle · gear
rolling
Turning over repeatedly
momentum · downhill · carving · cruising · wheels · glide · street · longboard · sidewalk · slope
slacking
Avoiding effort deliberately
- cruisingMoving at relaxed pace
- breezingMoving with effortless ease
- complacentUncritically self-satisfied
autopilot · resting · stagnating · relaxed · passive · idling · plateauing · underperforming · lazy · unfocused
sailing
Wind-propelled water travel
- shorelineLand-water boundary
- navigationDetermining position and course
- harborSafe anchorage for ships
vessel · seafaring · maritime · piloting · headland · inlet · lighthouse · bay · shipping · waters
- gliding movementssoaring, glissando, sailing, sliding, drifting
- drivingdrive, steering, driver, acceleration, motorist
- movementwalk, move, go, run, jump
- cyclingbikes, bicycles, cycling, cyclist, cyclists
- skiingskiing, ski, ski resort, ski slope, ski slopes
- bird behaviorsflying, soaring, perching, nesting, migrating
coastingaccelerating
Increasing in speed
decelerating · braking · flooring it · speeding up · revving
coastingengaging
Pleasantly attractive, compelling attention
committing · investing · applying oneself · diving in · leaning in
coast, seaside, coastal, coaster, coasts, coastline, coasted, seacoast, coasters