verb
- extending the duration of something; prolonging or drawing out
Usage: present participle of ‘protract’
Examples
- The lawyer kept protracting the negotiations with unnecessary delays.
- By protracting the meeting, we missed our deadline.
- The illness was protracting her recovery time significantly.
- Stop protracting this discussion and make a decision.
- The construction delays were protracting the project completion.
- He was protracting his stay to avoid returning home.