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to drag

to drag

133 3.4
To continue slowly in a way that makes time feel long
  • verb
  • /dræɡ/
translation icon : alargarse
  • The longer this standoff drags on, the better his chances of survival.
  • drag one's feet
  • drag on for years
  • the war dragged on

I think, OK, well, Mike, I could drag this out all day.

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Examples

Synonyms

to take forever
vsto drag
  • Informal
65 3.4

Lasts much longer than expected

means something lasts unnecessarily long but not always extremely long
to drag on
vsto drag
42 3.9

To continue longer than needed and become boring

focuses on unnecessary lengthy duration rather than the boredom aspect
to dawdle
vsto drag
17 5.0

Move or act slowly and waste time, causing delay

is about a process continuing tediously rather than slow deliberate movement
to drag on forever
vsto drag
  • Informal
1 5.2

To continue much longer than expected and make people bored

means continue for an unnecessarily long time but not necessarily endlessly

Antonyms

to accelerate
  • Specialized
331 3.7

To move faster or make something happen faster

to speed up
161 2.5

To make something move or happen faster

Idioms

to drag one's feet
  • Informal
5.5

To be slow on purpose because you do not want to do something

Phrasal Verbs

to drag on
42 3.9

To continue longer than needed and become boring

to drag down
29 4.0

To pull something down by weight or force

to drag out
  • Informal
23 5.1

Make something last longer than needed, causing boredom or frustration

to drag in
8 6.0

To involve someone in a situation they do not want to be part of

to drag through the mud
  • Informal
7 7.9

To speak badly about someone in public to hurt their reputation

to drag on forever
  • Informal
1 5.2

To continue much longer than expected and make people bored

to drag up
  • Informal
1 6.8

To talk about bad things from the past that are better left forgotten

to drag a bunt
  • Jargon
8.0

Hit the ball lightly so it rolls slowly while running toward first base to reach it safely

to drag one's heels
  • Informal
7.5

To delay doing something because you do not want to do it

Compounds

main drag
  • Informal
7 5.1

A street in a town where most shops and restaurants are

drag coefficient
  • Specialized
2 8.1

A number showing how easily an object moves through air or water

coefficient of drag
  • Specialized
8.8

A number that shows how much air or water slows an object moving through it

drag-cup motor
  • Specialized
7.8

An electric machine with a cup-shaped metal part that turns around a fixed magnet inside

knock-down-and-drag-out
  • NSFW
8.8

Very violent and intense, often about a fight or argument

How Long

to drag
133 3.4
to dawdle
17 5.0
to linger
207 3.7
to pass
761 1.0
to fly by
23 3.3

Surface Forms

drag infinitive
dragged past
dragged past participle
dragging present participle
drags third person singular

Etymology

When we say time drags, the image is the same: time feels like it is being 'pulled' out slowly, making things seem long and boring.