Protract (Verb)
Meaning
Lengthen in time; cause to be or last longer; "We prolonged our stay"; "She extended her visit by another day"; "The meeting was drawn out until midnight".
Classification
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc..
Examples
- The manager decided to protract the project timeline to ensure all aspects were thoroughly completed.
- They sought to protract the negotiations in hopes of a more favorable agreement.
- Her recovery time was slower than expected, which would protract her rehabilitation by several months.
- Efforts to resolve the conflict only served to protract the crisis, leading to increased tensions.
- The technical difficulties threatened to protract the concert, pushing the headlining act to take the stage hours later.