drag on

present singular third person drags on · participle present dragging on · participle past dragged on · past dragged on

1. idiomaticTo last too long.

   In Washington state, the race for governor drags on – and on [title]

   2004 December 25, Rebecca Cook, “In Washington state, the race for governor drags on – and on”, in Boston Globe, archived from the original on 29 May 2026

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   Debate on the Kellogg Mar renunciation treaty dragged on in the senate today with no immediate prospect of final action.

   1929 January 11, “SENATE WARS ON VAGUE TERMS OF ANTI-WAR PACT”, in Chicago Tribune

   Don't let it get you down / When you think that / You can′t get around / Don't let the day drag on / You've got to move to / The happy sound

   1977, Brainstorm, “Wake Up and Be Somebody”, in Stormin'

   The villain is a grotesque exterminator voiced by Paul Giamatti, and the climactic battle against him, though it drags on a bit too long, does have its moments.

   2006 July 28, A. O. Scott, “‘The Ant Bully,’ in Which the Bugs Sound Like Movie Stars”, in New York Times

   He wants to offer a better experience of the railways, especially as women and children are increasingly making return visits to see the men of their families as the war drags on and their exile becomes semi-permanent.

   2024 August 7, Tony Streeter, “"It is hard not to be inspired" by Ukraine's 'Iron People'”, in RAIL, number 1015, page 25