Drag On (Verb)
Meaning 1
Last unnecessarily long.
Classification
Verbs of being, having, spatial relations.
Examples
- The lecture started interesting but the professor's side notes began to drag on.
- The lawyers who couldn't agree caused the trial to drag on for years.
- This meeting was supposed to be 30 minutes but it's starting to drag on.
- He couldn't help but feel his day at school was starting to drag on.
- Their arguments on what movie to watch caused the night to drag on.
Synonyms
Hypernyms
Meaning 2
Proceed for an extended period of time; "The speech dragged on for two hours".
Classification
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc..
Examples
- The party dragged on long after the music stopped.
- Her presentation dragged on for what felt like an eternity.
- The boring lecture dragged on for hours with no signs of ending.
- The rainy days dragged on, making everyone feel restless and gloomy.
- The negotiations dragged on for weeks with no resolution in sight.