nod off

But alongside their love of walking, the two women share a less healthy trait: they struggle to nod off because of their anxiety.

“I foresee us doing a run-through and a half tonight before people start nodding off.”

While he had been present for much of the overnight session to pass the bill, he apparently nodded off at the worst possible time.

The jet-lagged stranger next to me nodded off for a nap.

The watchdog said exhaustion was also a risk to staff themselves with some complaining of nodding off at the wheel on the way home and reports of staff dying in road accidents after work.