drawn out
Taking too long
Drawn out describes something that continues longer than necessary or expected, often tediously so.
A drawn out meeting or drawn out negotiation stretches on when it could have been briefer.
The phrase suggests weariness or impatience with the extended duration.
The drawn out legal battle exhausted both families.
Something drawn out may also refer to being physically extended or stretched, though the temporal sense dominates modern usage.
Extended beyond normal duration
- lengthyOf excessive duration
- extendedLengthened in time or space
- lengthenedIncreased in extent
- stretchedPulled to lengthen
elongated · interminable · endless · long-winded · dragging · never-ending · overlong · marathon
Failing to engage interest
- monotonousUnchangingly dull
- tiresomeCausing boredom or annoyance
- wearisomeCausing fatigue through monotony
- dullLacking edge or interest
repetitive · mind-numbing · dreary · unexciting · soporific · laborious · grinding · wearing
protracted
Extended beyond normal duration
- lengthyOf excessive duration
- extendedLengthened in time or space
- lengthenedIncreased in extent
stretched · elongated · interminable · endless · long-winded · dragging · never-ending · overlong · marathon · sustained
boring
Failing to engage interest
- monotonousUnchangingly dull
- tiresomeCausing boredom or annoyance
- wearisomeCausing fatigue through monotony
dull · repetitive · mind-numbing · dreary · unexciting · soporific · laborious · grinding · wearing · draining
gradual
Developing slowly over time
- unhurriedTaking one's time
- measuredCarefully considered, unhurried
- deliberateConsciously chosen, not accidental
plodding · crawling · creeping · lagging · dawdling · sluggish · leisurely · languid · snail-paced · incremental