Synonyms for drag on
drag on

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1. drag on, drag outverb

   last unnecessarily long

   Synonyms:
   drag, drag out

2. drag, drag on, drag outverb

   proceed for an extended period of time

   "The speech dragged on for two hours"

   Synonyms:
   draw, tangle, haul, hale, get behind, drop back, drag out, embroil, dredge, scuff, drag in, sweep up, trail, puff, sweep, cart, drag, hang back, drop behind

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1. John Ing:

   Energy shares are still vulnerable. I don't think they've shown signs of bottoming yet, this is going to drag on.

2. Nathan Sales:

   This could drag on for the rest of the 2016 campaign cycle -- maybe into 2017 or 2018. This is not the sort of investigation in which we could have clear and definitive answers overnight.

3. Nancy Pelosi:

   White House doesn't have to drag on, we're in court on many of these cases whether it's the President's taxes, his bank accounts, his accounting emoluments, postal of other things. I think this probably would be done before the courts.

4. Lael Brainard:

   The longer these drag on the more I worry that they really materially weigh on consumer confidence, business confidence, and then start to work their way through actual activity in the economy.

5. Vice President Joe Biden:

   I understand you're going to hear from a bunch of candidates tomorrow, ask them whether they think you're a drag on the community, whether you're an obstacle to overcome ... Make a judgment. Do they understand you? Do they get who you are? Do they get what this is about?