How is the phrase traîner en longueur translated from French to English

English translation
Drag on
verb

Se prolonger trop et devenir ennuyeux.

To continue for too long and become boring.

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  • La réunion a traîné en longueur jusqu'à minuit. — The meeting dragged on until midnight.

  • Pourquoi ces appels traînent-ils toujours en longueur ? — Why do these calls always drag on?

  • Les travaux traînent en longueur pour la troisième semaine. — The repairs are dragging on for a third week.

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