Synonyms and antonyms of To happen, or to pass by slowly in American Thesaurus

crawl (verb)

if time crawls by, it seems to pass very slowly

drag by ()

if time drags by, it seems to pass very slowly

creep up on ()

if something creeps up on you, it happens slowly or gradually so that you do not notice it happening

drag (verb)

if time drags, it seems to pass very slowly, usually because you are bored

creeping (adjective)

happening very slowly so that people do not notice