prolong
verb (used with object)
to lengthen out in time; extend the duration of; cause to continue longer.
had been prolonging
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past perfect progressiveof prolong.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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While we had been prolonging our repast, a heavy winter storm had set in, with snow, rain, and sleet, driven by such bitter blasts of wind, that they threatened to penetrate to the very bone.
From Tales of a Traveller by Washington Irving
