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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“They are still dragging out this thorny issue,” one member said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026

"Seven years of his life have been wasted, with proceedings dragging out, when it was plain all along that there was never any solid evidence," he told the BBC.

From BBC • Mar. 7, 2025

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

I love the soft way they skid into “seven,” pronouncing it SEV-un, dragging out the “ev” and swallowing the “un.”

From Salon • May 27, 2024

“POKALIPS,” she insists, slowly dragging out the word.

From "Everything, Everything" by Nicola Yoon