So the hours dragged on heavily enough; and they were glad to go to bed early.

Time seemed to be standing still, and those two hours dragged like centuries.

The hour dragged past, and still none of her friends came in.

The second hour dragged a little, though nobody would yet admit it.

As the hours dragged into days, Dad's condition remained critical.

They lay at the edge of the field while the hours dragged by.

Though the injured kept her busy, worry made the night hours drag by.

Another hour dragged by, then I heard a voice further up the road.

He never left my side, though the long hours dragged.

The minutes and the hours had been dragging on, but now things started to move fast.