drags on
Continues past welcome
Drags on describes something that continues tediously longer than expected or desired.
Time, events, or situations that drag on feel slow and wearisome: The meeting dragged on for hours.
Winter dragged on into April.
The phrase emphasizes duration felt rather than measured—even a short wait can drag on if unpleasant enough.
- drawn-outExtended beyond normal duration
- interminableWithout apparent conclusion
- prolongedMade to last longer
- plodsWalks slowly, laboriously
- lingeringRemaining beyond expected duration
crawls · delayed · protracted · monotonous · stalled · bogged down · slog · hard slog · long haul · unending · no end in sight · lag · tedious · tiresome · wears thin · snail-paced · bothersome · postponed
resolution/conclusion
drags onwraps up
Finishes or completes
concludes · comes to a close · winds down · resolves · terminates
subjective experience
drags onflies by
Moves swiftly by
time flies · absorbing · engrossing · captivating · riveting