prolongverb [ T ]
uk/prəˈlɒŋ/us/prəˈlɑːŋ/C1 to make something last a longer time:
We were having such a good time that we decided to prolong our stay by another week.
She chewed each delicious mouthful as slowly as she could, prolonging the pleasure.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Continue & last
- (it's) business as usual idiom
- bash on
- carry (sth) on
- cease
- cont
- contd
- drag
- keep at sth
- keep on doing sth
- keep on trucking idiom
- keep sb at it idiom
- nine
- push
- run over (sth)
- see sth out
- segue
- soldier on
- spill
- stick
- string
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prolongation
noun [ U ] uk/ˌprəʊ.lɒŋˈɡeɪ.ʃən/us/ˌproʊ.lɑːŋˈɡeɪ.ʃən/