lengthen
verb (used with object)
to make longer; make greater in length.
had been lengthening
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past perfect progressiveof lengthen.past perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that was ongoing continuously in the past up until another past event interrupted it.
Example Sentences
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"Tell Jack he must go to town right away, because—well, tell him Bill Wilson—" Valencia's face had been lengthening comically, but hope began to live again in his eyes.
From The Gringos by Anton Otto Fischer
For some time he had been lengthening out his office hours, and increasing his salary, by adding night to day.
From The Judgment of Eve by John Wolcott Adams
