(uncountable) The condition of being protracted / (countable) The act of protracting / (linguistics) The lengthening of a short syllable

To draw out; to extend, especially in duration. / To use a protractor. / (surveying) To draw to a scale; to lay down the lines and angles of, with scale and protractor; to plot.

simple past tense and past participle of protract

Lasting for a long time or longer than expected or usual.

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of protract

present participle of protract

plural of protraction

plural of protracter

Alternative form of protractor

Drawing out or lengthening in time; prolonging; continuing; delaying.