Phrasal Verb - Coast Along

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Definition

To coast along means to move through a situation or a place without much effort, often relying on others or on available resources to help you through. It can also imply a sense of being carried along by the momentum of something rather than actively driving it forward.

Examples

No.	Example
1	The company was able to coast along for a few years without making significant changes.
2	She was coasting along in her job, doing the minimum required without any ambition.
3	The new policy allowed the government to coast along without making big decisions.
4	The coach let the team coast along in the second half, saving energy for the playoffs.
5	The artist was able to coast along on the success of his previous album.
6	The lawyer was coasting along in the trial, relying on the evidence to speak for itself.
7	The small business was able to coast along in the down market, cutting costs and waiting for recovery.
8	The couple was coasting along in their relationship, not making much effort to communicate or reconnect.
9	The young player was allowed to coast along in the early stages of the tournament, but had to picked up his game in the later stages.
10	The experienced programmer was able to coast along on the momentum of the open-source project, contributing little but still benefiting from it.