Superglue is a chemical reaction caused by friction, it actually takes a while to dry if you just poured it onto a surface.

Incorrect. Superglue is a chemical reaction which polymerizes in the presence of water. The reason it takes longer to cure when poured on a surface compared to fingers, is that most surfaces are drier than human skin, which is always slightly moist.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyanoacrylate