drag on
Seem to last
To drag on is to continue tediously or longer than expected.
A meeting drags on when it exceeds its scheduled time.
A war drags on for years.
The phrase emphasizes weariness with duration: The speech dragged on for another hour.
Negotiations have dragged on without resolution.
Go on without stopping
- endureSuffer through without yielding
- lingerStay beyond necessity
- persistContinue firmly onward
- protractExtend duration unnecessarily
extend · lengthen · stretch · draw out · perpetuate · sustain · outlast · remain
Unchangingly dull
- wearisomeCausing fatigue through monotony
- drearyDull and depressing
- tiresomeCausing boredom or annoyance
- humdrumLacking variety or excitement
repetitive · plodding · laborious · mind-numbing · uninspired · unexciting · stale · ponderous
continue
Go on without stopping
protract · extend · lengthen · stretch · draw out · perpetuate · sustain · outlast · remain · prevail
monotonous
Unchangingly dull
- wearisomeCausing fatigue through monotony
- drearyDull and depressing
- tiresomeCausing boredom or annoyance
humdrum · repetitive · plodding · laborious · mind-numbing · uninspired · unexciting · stale · ponderous · lifeless
inhale
Draw air in
tobacco · nicotine · cigar · hookah · pipe · smoker · filter · tar · ashtray · lighter