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"drift on" is a correct and usable phrase in written English.
It means to move or float aimlessly or without direction. It can also refer to a state of being lost in thought or daydreaming. Example: As the lazy river carried us along, we let ourselves drift on the gentle current, enjoying the warm sun and the peaceful surroundings. Example: Lost in her thoughts, Sarah didn't notice the time passing as she drifted on, unaware of her surroundings.
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Clocks can measure time in microseconds; clouds drift on in constant change, unmeasurable.
I drift on by.
"Eventually it's going to drift on down".
The ships drift on darkened seas, founder on icebergs (in one particularly good woodblock) or list near seedy docks.
He is from Iceland, where reindeer wander the tundra and icebergs drift on the horizon.
The London Philharmonic Orchestra and Sir Mark Elder perform Delius's Sea Drift on 24 March.
We can drift on top, waiting for the calm, waiting for a familiar motion.
In Kadare's books the dreamer, the dream and the dreamed-of drift on slow commingling currents.
Snow accumulated in a small drift on the bill of Raiders Coach Jon Gruden's visor.
They blow about in the streets and drift on the tide and cling to thornbushes.
"I just have a frightening sense of drift on this problem," he said.
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