dragging 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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"It's going to take time, because Rwanda has long profited by looting resources, and that's why the negotiations are dragging on," he said.

From BBC • May 7, 2026

Pharmaceutical group Novartis slid 4.4% after reporting lower profits, dragging on the healthcare sector more widely.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 28, 2026

Collier-Keywood not being present allowed him off the hook at times, with WRU community director Geraint John and board member Alison Thorne in the room in Cardiff Bay and some questions from politicians dragging on.

From BBC • Feb. 26, 2026

The CAC 40 rose 0.1% in Paris, despite industrials dragging on the index with defense group Thales down 2.3%.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 17, 2026

When at last the blackness passed, Sam looked up and shadows were about him; but for how many minutes or hours the world had gone dragging on he could not tell.

From "The Two Towers" by J. R. R. Tolkien