prolong
verb (used with object)
to lengthen out in time; extend the duration of; cause to continue longer.
Used to describe an action that will be fully completed or achieved by a specific point in the future.
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Some who develop long COVID, he said, will have prolonged symptoms that are “life-limiting in a way.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 28, 2022