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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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Lower sales of crude oil also dragged on the performance, it said.

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

Paying back these loans dragged on millennials’ ability to build wealth, said Constantine Yannelis, an economist at the University of Cambridge.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 11, 2026

"Are you waiting for someone, my dear?" asked a pleasant-featured young woman, as the afternoon dragged on.

From "Stardust" by Neil Gaiman