prolong
verb (used with object)
to lengthen out in time; extend the duration of; cause to continue longer.
have been prolonging
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present perfect progressiveof prolong.present perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
Example Sentences
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They have all been assisting at the marriage of a niece of yours, I hear, and the Heavenly Twins have been prolonging the festivities on their own account.
From The Heavenly Twins by Madame Sarah Grand
Or he may, merely, have been prolonging an experience which he found agreeable.
From Mary Wollaston by Henry Kitchell Webster
