proceed vs drag on

proceed and drag on both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
proceed	No	No	Yes	No
drag on	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, drag on is a hyponym of proceed; that is, drag on is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than proceed:

Other hyponyms of proceed include drag, drag out, come, do, fare, get along, make out.

proceed (verb)	drag on (verb)
follow a certain course	proceed for an extended period of time
continue talking	last unnecessarily long
move ahead; travel onward in time or space
follow a procedure or take a course
continue a certain state, condition, or activity