drag on

Idioms  

1. Also, drag out. Prolong or be prolonged tediously. For example, The speech dragged on for another hour, or He dragged out the story in an excruciating manner. [First half of 1800s]

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drag on

“It’s definitely a drag on the economy,” said Michael Pearce, chief U.S. economist at Oxford Economics.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 16, 2026

If at some point, the market begins to view higher rates as a drag on economic growth, potentially leading to lower earnings estimates, the S&P 500 could face a rather large decline.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 15, 2026

"Uncertainty in the planning system is a drag on economic growth, investment and infrastructure delivery. In the City, where schemes are complex, constrained and require significant upfront investment, that doubt is especially damaging."

From BBC ● Sep. 6, 2026

That expansion increases atmospheric drag on satellites in low Earth orbit.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 1, 2026

I would have to tell her which streets to avoid, which way the traffic came, tell her to wear her sari so that the free end did not drag on the footpath.

From "Interpreter of Maladies" by Jhumpa Lahiri