drag out
Third Person
drags out
Present Participle
dragging out
Past Tense
dragged out
Past Participle
dragged out
1
to prolong or extend a situation, event, or process, often unnecessarily
transitive
- The speaker seemed to drag out the presentation, causing some attendees to lose interest.
- The negotiations were dragged out due to disagreements on minor details.
- The legal proceedings were dragged out, increasing the stress on all parties involved.
- The teacher decided not to drag out the class unnecessarily and concluded the lesson on time.
- The management promised not to drag out the decision-making process for the new project.
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