prolong
verb (used with object)
to lengthen out in time; extend the duration of; cause to continue longer.
are prolonging
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present progressiveof prolong.present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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“We share frustration with how long the companies are prolonging the strike, and remain committed to negotiating a fair resolution as fast as possible,” the WGA negotiating committee said in its note.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 2023
The problem is that two moderates in particular are prolonging the process of coming to closure.
From Washington Post ● Sep. 29, 2021
Dr. Anthony Fauci of the White House coronavirus task force, though, has warned that even if young people are less likely to die, they are prolonging the pandemic by flouting guidelines and getting infected.
From Washington Times ● Jul. 29, 2020
Locked in a feud, the two are prolonging the scandal’s news value almost daily.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 2, 2019
Those who are prolonging the war are divided into various groups, according to their motives and tactics.
From Current History: A Monthly Magazine of the New York Times, May 1918 Vol. VIII, Part I, No. 2 by Various
