drag on

• Partikelverb, das ausdrückt, dass etwas unangemessen lange dauert und dadurch oft ermüdend oder langweilig wird.

A phrasal verb used to indicate that something continues for an unnecessarily long time, often becoming tedious or boring.

unzählbar · intransitiv · Phrasal, ohne Objekt

1. Continue for a long timeinformal

   To continue for an unnecessarily long period, often becoming tedious or boring.

   Sich hinziehen

   • The meeting dragged on for over three hours.
   • The movie started to drag on after the first hour.
   • The negotiations dragged on without any resolution.

   Synonymecontinuedraw outgo onlastpersistprolongprotractrun onstretch outwear on

   Antonymeceaseconcludeendfinishstop

Grundverbdrag