time drags
Minutes feel endless
Time drags when it seems to pass slowly, usually because you're bored, uncomfortable, or waiting for something: The afternoon dragged while I sat in the waiting room.
The metaphor suggests time as a physical thing moving with resistance, as if pulled across rough ground rather than flowing freely.
- slowLacking in speed
- slow motionPlayback below normal speed
- tediousBoring through length
- boredomWeary disinterest from monotony
- crawlMove slowly, low
waiting · waiting room · endless · never ending · monotonous · sluggish · dull · paint drying · dead air · clock · minutes · hours · yawn · restless · impatient · painful · eternity · creep
- time perceptionduration, temporal distortion, internal clock, slow motion, fleeting
- time distortionsslow motion, fast forward
- time awarenesspunctuality, timeliness, clock watching, pacing, countdown
time dragstime flies
Perception of accelerating duration
lost track of time · in the blink of an eye · before you know it · in no time · engrossed
time dragsin the zone
State of optimal focus
absorbed · engrossed · time stands still · captivated · immersed
time, drag, times, timed, timing, timer, timely, untimely, timeless