Everyday English
drift off
slowly fall asleep
To drift off means to slowly and usually unintentionally fall asleep.
Hear it in real life
Did you hear the end of the podcast?
No, I drifted off halfway through it.
I drifted off on the sofa before the film had even finished.
The mistake everyone makes
Not: I drifted off ‸ the sofa during the film.
Say: I drifted off on the sofa during the film.
Use “on” for the surface where you fall asleep; “off the sofa” means moving away from it.
Build it
How it fits in a sentence.
drift off; drift off to sleep
Your turn: say it out loud
I drifted off on the sofa before the film had even finished.
Say it out loud two or three times, until it feels like yours.
drift off
slowly fall asleep
“I drifted off on the sofa before the film had even finished.”
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