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dragging out

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

VERB

extend

Synonyms

STRONGEST

drag on draw out prolong

WEAK

continue endure extend keep going lengthen persist protract spin out stretch out

Antonyms

STRONGEST

shorten

WEAK

accelerate expedite quicken speed up

Example Sentences

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Rebuilding will be complicated by the interlocking nature of the damage done by attacks aimed at dragging out the country’s road to recovery.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026

You don’t want those types of issues dragging out throughout the offseason and kind of being a theme going into the season.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 24, 2025

Rather than dragging out an online conversation, or hanging on to a “situationship” that’s not going anywhere, you might say something like “this doesn’t feel like a match,” Fager said, or just “goodbye.”

From Seattle Times • Feb. 11, 2024

Alliance Party deputy leader Stephen Farry said the DUP leader "needed to show real leadership" and stop dragging out the process.

From BBC • Dec. 19, 2023

“Anyway,” I said, dragging out the word, “I was thinking maybe I could help her out.”

From "Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel" by Harlan Coben