dropping off
Delivering then leaving
Dropping off is the act of delivering someone or something to a destination, usually briefly and without staying: I'm just dropping off the kids at school.
It also means falling asleep, especially unintentionally: He kept dropping off during the movie.
A third sense describes declining or decreasing: Sales have been dropping off lately.
- nodding offFalling briefly asleep
- drifting offGradually entering sleep
- leaveSanctioned time away
- dozingLightly, briefly unconscious
- catching some z'sSleeping, informally
slumbering · delivering · handoff · diminish · couriering · package delivery · curb service · decrease · deposit · wane · losing steam · taper · tapering off · drowsy · fall asleep · subside · napping · snoozing
- errandsgrocery shopping, groceries, grocery run, dry cleaning, pharmacy
- decliningdeclining, waning, fading, diminishing, decreasing
- setbacksfailing, back to square one, stuck, losing, stumbles
- declinedecline, in decline, decrease, downswing, on the decline
dropping offpicking up
Grasping and lifting
collecting · fetching · retrieving · gathering · receiving
dropping offpicking up
Grasping and lifting
increasing · rising · growing · surging · climbing
dropping offwaking up
Emerging from sleep
coming to · rousing · stirring · perking up · staying awake
drop, drip, dropped, drops, dropping, dripping, droplet, dropper, droplets