strung out

adjective3

1. •
   Widely spaced.

   • After the storm the armada was strung out over the ocean, unable to cover each other in battle.
2. •
   (slang) Experiencing withdrawal symptoms of an addiction.

   • While he was strung out, he ranted about conspiracies that he couldn't remember when he sobered.
3. •
   (informal) Prolonged in an unnecessary or time-filling manner.

   • Then I had to sit through a long strung-out discussion about nothing in particular.