linger over

It could be doing nothing, relishing quiet moments in the morning to linger over coffee or walk the dog without rushing.

Typhoon Ewiniar crept by the country’s eastern coast late Friday night and lingered over the Philippine islands for several days, before shifting northeastward away from the archipelago.

We lingered over our coffee as the kitchen clocks struck, and then again.

Trump’s endorsement has proven decisive in Republican nominations in Michigan recently, but questions linger over whether it will hurt or help in the general election.

A hole in the ozone layer - the protective barrier of gas in the upper atmosphere - now lingers over the frozen continent for more of the year.