a long-delayed or stalled construction project that drags on for an extended period, often failing to be completed or put into use
这个社区活动中心从规划到动工再到竣工，足足拖了五年，简直成了个“胡子工程”。
This community activity center, from planning to groundbreaking to completion, dragged on for a full five years, practically becoming a 'stalled project'.
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