sleepswalk

Verb

sleepwalk (third-person singular simple present sleepwalks, present participle sleepwalking, simple past and past participle sleepwalked)

1. (intransitive) To walk or perform other actions while sleeping; to somnambulate.
   • Government... unions... industry... we have had enough. We - no, YOU - are sleepwalking the rest of us towards a less busy, less relevant industry with a smaller workforce, fewer passengers, fading importance, declining investment, poorly-paid jobs, and a truly shambolic reputation.2022 August 24, Nigel Harris, “Comment: Rail strikes deadlock”, in RAIL, number 964, page 3
2. (figuratively, intransitive, transitive) To perform actions without being aware of them; to do something that invites certain results without confronting that possibility.
   • The government is sleepwalking into a crisis.