drag on

Idioms and Phrases

Also, drag out . Prolong or be prolonged tediously. For example, The speech dragged on for another hour , or He dragged out the story in an excruciating manner . [First half of 1800s]

Example Sentences

“Apologies it’s dragged on, but we got there in the end,” he said.

From BBC

“This investigation, my only chance at justice, has drained me physically and mentally…the longer this investigation drags on, the more my trust in the system fades,” she told the BBC.

From BBC

As vice president, Harris eventually became less popular even than the fading Biden, according to polls, and was generally regarded as a drag on the president’s 2024 reelection prospects.

From Los Angeles Times

Under constant surveillance by her master, Jacobs similarly wrote, “I had rather live and die in jail than drag on, from day to day, through such a living death.”

From Salon

Negotiations have dragged on for a year and a half, but could accelerate under a Trump administration.

From Los Angeles Times