prolongation

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Noun

prolongation

1. The act of prolonging.
2. That which has been prolonged; an extension.

Synonyms

• (act of prolonging: extending in space) stretching
• (act of prolonging: extending the duration of) continuance, prolongment, prorogation, protraction
• (act of prolonging: putting off to a distant time) deferral, procrastination; see also Thesaurus:deferment

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