time drag
Frequency: 7.211.4 per million words
Indicates that time seems to pass very slowly, usually due to boredom or impatience.
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- The long wait at the doctor's office made the time drag.
- During the slow afternoon shift, time seemed to drag endlessly.
- I hate traffic jams because time always drags when I'm stuck.
- Waiting for the results felt like an eternity; time really dragged.
- The movie was so boring that time dragged by at a snail's pace.
- When you're not engaged, time tends to drag.
- This tedious task made the time drag considerably.
- I always feel like time drags when I'm on vacation and trying to relax.
- The hours spent on hold caused the time to drag.
- If the lecture is uninteresting, time can really drag.