protractedadjective
uk/prəˈtræk.tɪd/us/prəˈtræk.tɪd/lasting for a long time or made to last longer than necessary:
protracted negotiations
a protracted argument/discussion
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Lasting for a long time
- all-night
- ancient
- be going strong idiom
- changeless
- deep
- die hard idiom
- epic
- incorruptible
- languish
- lasting
- lengthy
- lingering
- man and boy idiom
- marathon
- never-ending
- of old idiom
- old
- ongoing
- strong
- sustainable
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protract
verb [ T ] uk/prəˈtrækt/us/prəˈtrækt/formal
I have no desire to protract the process.
protraction
noun [ U ] uk/prəˈtræk.ʃən/us/prəˈtræk.ʃən/formal