fell asleep
Drifted into slumber
Fell asleep is the past tense of fall asleep—to transition from wakefulness into sleep.
The phrase emphasizes the moment of onset rather than the state itself: I fell asleep during the movie.
It can suggest unintentional sleeping: She fell asleep at the wheel.
Metaphorically, a limb that falls asleep has gone numb from restricted blood flow.
- snoozeLight brief sleep
- drift offBegin sleeping gradually
- nod offFall briefly unconscious
- slumberLight, restful unconsciousness
- dozed offFell asleep unintentionally
drowsy · doze · passed out · slept · eyelids · somnolence · hit the hay · fatigue · went to bed · caught some z's · yawn · conked out · crashed out · resting · unconscious · napping · lullaby · peaceful
- falling asleepdozes, dozed off, nods off, nodded off, drifts off