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

Should the new chapter of the Iran conflict drag on, the inflation damage becomes harder to contain.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 17, 2026

In a show of confidence earlier this year, the Ellisons agreed to increase the payout to Warner investors should the regulatory approval process drag on.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 13, 2026

"This is going to drag on for months and months."

From Barron's ● Jul. 10, 2026

The decline in oil prices following the Middle East ceasefire is beginning to push fuel-related prices lower, while the drag on food prices has eased as pork and vegetable prices have broadly stabilized.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 3, 2026

Multiply these daily frustrations by a few billion, and you begin to see that the curse of knowledge is a pervasive drag on the strivings of humanity, on a par with corruption, disease, and entropy.

From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker