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dragged on

VERB

extend time of action

Synonyms

WEAK

continue draw out endure extend go on slowly keep going lengthen persist prolong protract spin out stretch out

Antonyms

WEAK

complete

Example Sentences

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The public sector, however, dragged on overall activity, with broad-based declines following three monthly increases in a row.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 30, 2026

The recent quarter included a $184 million pretax goodwill impairment charge that dragged on earnings.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 30, 2026

The shutdown has dragged on for months, and the department says it will soon run short of money External link needed to pay its roughly 50,000 Transportation Security Administration workers.

From Barron's • Apr. 24, 2026

Even so, Juaire said she stands by her support for the new plan because the Purdue case had dragged on too long.

From Salon • Apr. 24, 2026

“So I saw hundreds of them, and as the winter dragged on, thousands.”

From "The War to End All Wars: World War I" by Russell Freedman