The phrase "a downward drift" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a gradual decline or decrease in something, such as performance, quality, or value.
Example: "The company's profits have shown a downward drift over the past few quarters, raising concerns among investors."
Alternatives: "a downward trend" or "a decline".
Otherwise, it is a downward drift.
Even so, the longer-term trend has shown a downward drift.
Such optimism drew strength from unemployment's fall to 4.1% in July, resuming a downward drift.
Fearing that if he did not begin school right away he would start a downward drift, Mr. Valenzuela asked to speak to the director of admissions.
In the following nine years there has been a downward drift in trust overall, but in November 2012 the figures were doctors 82%, teachers 74%, 69% local police, broadcasters 44%, mid-market journalists 18% and red-top journalists just 10%.
The forecasts, combined with European business's general disappointment about the outcome of the presidential election in the United States, helped send stocks lower on the Continent and in London on Wednesday — a downward drift that carried over to Wall Street.
"While most of the byelections have not been in natural Labour territory, any downward drift compared with the general election is bad news and there is no evidence of a Corbyn bounce".
For example, background electrochemical currents generated by enzyme-based sensors show a slow downward drift during a single-session, 8 9 h recording both in vitro and in vivo.
Importantly, we observed a 3 5% downward drift in creatinine in both study arms, which was greater than the overall mean treatment effect.
However, an independent downward drift in price levels is also evident, concentrated in the ICP's Asia region.
Gallup tracks an overall downward drift of more than 20 percentage points for both traditions since the 1970s, to 51percentt of Protestants and Catholics alike — "the first time it has been the same for both," said Saad.
