drag on

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drag on (third-person singular simple present drags on, present participle dragging on, simple past and past participle dragged on)

1. (idiomatic) to last too long
   • 1929 January 11, “SENATE WARS ON VAGUE TERMS OF ANTI-WAR PACT”, in Chicago Tribune:

     Debate on the Kellogg Mar renunciation treaty dragged on in the senate today with no immediate prospect of final action.

   • 2004 December 25, Rebecca Cook, “In Washington state, the race for governor drags on – and on”, in Boston Globe‎:

     In Washington state, the race for governor drags on – and on [title]

   • 2006 July 28, A. O. Scott, “‘The Ant Bully,’ in Which the Bugs Sound Like Movie Stars”, in New York Times‎:

     The villain is a grotesque exterminator voiced by Paul Giamatti, and the climactic battle against him, though it drags on a bit too long, does have its moments.

• Dorgan, Gordan, gardon