sail by
Coast smoothly through
To sail by is to pass smoothly and often quickly, like a boat moving with the wind.
Time sails by when it passes unnoticed: The summer sailed by.
A person sails by when they move past without stopping or acknowledging others: She sailed right by without a glance.
- driftGradual movement, no direction
- glideMove with effortless continuity
- waveOscillating motion through medium
- overlookMiss or commanding view
- flybyClose pass without landing
passing glance · mast · glimpse · fleeting moment · ignore · navigate · neglect · deck · open water · horizon · miss · pay no mind · passage · shoreline · slip · bypass · skim · evade
ease of passage
sail byfight through
Continue despite resistance
drag on · grind on · limp along · scrape by
speed of passage
sail bydrag on
Continue wearyingly long
drag · crawl · stretch out · linger · hang heavy