to drift apart
[phrase form: drift]
01
離れていく, 疎遠になる
to gradually become less close or connected, often due to a lack of shared interests or diverging paths
例
Over the years, the friends started to drift apart as their lives took different paths.
年月が経つにつれて、友達は人生の道が異なるにつれて離れていき始めた。
Despite their strong bond in college, the siblings began to drift apart after moving to separate cities.
大学での強い絆にもかかわらず、兄弟は別々の都市に引っ越した後、離れ始めました。
