drag on

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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That purchase has paid off big time for Meta, which has also navigated the transition to new content forms, like Reels, that were initially a drag on revenue.

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Only Miss Penelope Lumley sat straight-backed and uncomplaining as the time dragged on.

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As the shutdown dragged on without meaningful negotiations on healthcare, Gray said, he grew concerned that Republicans were too comfortable “using vulnerable Americans as political leverage.”

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The increasingly risk-averse mood on trading floors also dragged on the crypto sector, with bitcoin erasing all its gains this year -- just over a month after hitting a record high.

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Builders tried to explain that higher interest rates, economic uncertainty and local regulations were a drag on housing activity.

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