drag out

“We rescued a two-month-old child who was dragged out to sea.”

To get them all passed on time, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y. is racing against GOP senators who are trying to drag out the process by forcing time-consuming votes on typically routine procedural steps.

Their email exchange dragged out over three months and looped in the staffing agency.

He tends to drag out negotiations, so expect that several big names will remain on the market not only into 2025 but perhaps into spring training.

It's part of the system of creating change, which is to speak truths to power that are meant to be dragged out of court.