dragging on
Taking too long
Dragging on describes something that continues longer than it should or feels interminable.
A meeting drags on past its scheduled end.
A speech drags on until people lose interest.
The phrase emphasizes tedium—the sense that time itself has slowed: The trial dragged on for months.
This conversation is dragging on.
- lengthyOf excessive duration
- prolongedMade to last longer
- protractedExtended beyond normal duration
- long haulProlonged difficult undertaking
- interminableWithout apparent conclusion
drawn-out · extended · never ending · tedious · stretching out · slow motion · lingering · endless · exhausting · wearisome · watching paint dry · delaying · monotonous · tiresome · going nowhere · spinning wheels · unending · ad nauseam
engagement quality
dragging onflying by
Moving rapidly by
engrossing · absorbing · riveting · captivating · gripping