stretchout
noun
a deliberate extension of time for meeting a production quota.
stretch-out
-
a variation of
stretchout.
Example Sentences
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A delay and stretch-out of the schedule will make the rover older when it is needed and move the mission into less favorable trajectory opportunities in the 2030s.
From Scientific American ● Oct. 3, 2023
There is something to like about these three efforts in row and the stretch-out back to 10 furlongs.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2015
Just Say It is a good fit at this level if she can handle the stretch-out in distance.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 29, 2013
The upshot: many critics fear that, for all Carlucci's vows, the necessary cutbacks will once more be accomplished largely by the tried-and-untrue methods of stretch-out and reductions in readiness.
From Time Magazine Archive
Yes, sir, but the tide has made, and we must now make a long stretch-out towards the French coast.
From Poor Jack by Frederick Marryat
