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"zoning out" is a correct and usable phrase in written English.
You can use it to describe when someone's thoughts drift or when they drift away from their current situation, typically as a result of boredom or monotony. For example, "I kept zoning out during my English class."
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zoning out
verb
Present participle of zone out
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"Sorry, I'm just zoning out".
Enough of zoning out on lonely highways.
"Sorry, I was zoning out," said the girl, a junior wearing black eye makeup.
When they appear to be "zoning out," they may actually be making novel connections between far-flung ideas.
While I'd not advise you just straight-up zoning out, the car is eerily competent.
"Sometimes I just find myself watching him and zoning out, watching the skill that he has.
Does it mean zoning out when the college boys write demeaning things about vaginas in chalk on the pavement?
But the days of TV viewers zoning out to mind-numbing marathons is coming to an end.
But now, instead of zoning out in front of soaps after school, they can sink into shows intended for them.
I love her nifty skill in zoning out criticism, warnings and mind games, especially from her own nagging mum.
Some might call it "zoning out", others "going into a trance" – but great ideas seldom come when you are concentrating.
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