drag
The talks have been dragging on for over two months.
His trial has dragged on for six months and has been frequently interrupted.
Settlement negotiations dragged on because of the number of parties involved.
If she hadn't suggested a divorce, the marriage could have dragged on with them both unhappy for decades.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases Spending time & time passing
all the time in the worldidiom
Anno Domini
elapse
employ
fall
fall away
gone
misspend
pass
roll
roll by
run out
serve
slip
slip away
the sands of time idiom
tick
timekeeper
wear on
while something away