protract (verb) protract: extend, draw out
Sinonime: continue,
cool*,
defer,
delay, drag on, drag out,
draw, elongate, hold off, hold up, keep going, lengthen, pad,
postpone,
procrastinate,
prolong, prolongate,
put off, put on hold, spin out,
stall,
stretch, stretch out
Antonime: abbreviate,
curtail, shorten