drag on for something

I thought it was important not to let things drag on for another week.

The war was to drag on for nearly twenty years.

Nevertheless, the war would drag on for five more months.

This is going to drag on for a long time.

The war dragged on for many years until a peace agreement was at last reached in 1648.

But I don't want things to drag on for years.

However, I do not think that its approach is firm enough, and things could drag on for some years yet.

The trial could drag on for half a year beyond that.

Only if the war dragged on for weeks would Army forces be used.

The war dragged on for another half century, but the main fighting was over.