drag on

11 January 1929 Chicago Tribune - SENATE WARS ON VAGUE TERMS OF ANTI-WAR PACT
Debate on the Kellogg Mar renunciation treaty dragged on in the senate today with no immediate prospect of final action.

25 December 2004 Boston Globe - In Washington state, the race for governor drags on -- and on
28 July 2006 New York Times
The villain is a grotesque exterminator voiced by Paul Giamatti, and the climactic battle against him, though it drags on a bit too long, does have its moments.