drag sth out
— phrasal verb with drag uk/dræɡ/us/dræɡ/verb -gg-
to cause an event to continue for more time than is necessary or convenient:
I don't want to drag this meeting out too long, so could we run through the main points quickly?
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Continue & last
- bash on
- carry (sth) on
- cease
- cont
- contd
- drag
- keep at sth
- keep on doing sth
- keep on trucking idiom
- keep sb at it idiom
- keep sth up
- nine
- push
- run over (sth)
- see sth out
- segue
- soldier on
- spill
- stick
- string
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