長引く (ながびく): meaning and examples

Key takeaways

長引く (ながびく) means to be prolonged / to drag on.

See example sentences below.

長引く at a glance

長引く

ながびくnagabiku

N2verb

to be prolonged / to drag on

長引くながびくnagabikuN2Japanese vocabulary

Core meaning

to be prolonged / to drag on

Example 1

会議が長引いてしまった。

Translation

The meeting ended up dragging on.

Example 2

風邪の症状が長引いている。

Translation

The cold symptoms are lasting longer than usual.