drift apart

verb

drift apart

verb

1

Idiomatic, Of companions To lose contact, to lose one's friendship or closeness.

We used to be good friends but we drifted apart over the years.
To think of what we've been, and not to kiss again, seems like pretending it isn't ending, two friends drifting apart, two friends but one broken heart1931, John Klenner, Just Friends:

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