SYNONYMS AND RELATED EXPRESSIONS
protracted
adjective
Lasting longer than expected or desirable.
Local English device voice, when available. This is not a recorded dictionary pronunciation.
Lasting too long
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Usage distinction
Return to topProtracted often implies unwelcome duration. Interminable exaggerates the sense of having no end; sustained may instead praise continuity.
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See protracted in use
The protracted discussion left little time for the final agenda item.
A volunteer committee spent a protracted evening discussing a festival booth.
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