prolonged Definition

prolong
verb

prolonged, prolonging
1. To make something longer; to extend or protract.

Thesaurus: extend, lengthen, drag out, draw out, expand, stretch out, elongate, protract, perpetuate, continue, delay, spin out; Antonym: shorten, contract.

Derivative: prolongation
noun

Etymology: 15c: from Latin prolongare to lengthen or extend.