v .
to prolong 연장하다

• The trial was so protracted that one of the juniors died of old age and another gave birth.
  어느 배심원은 노환으로 사망하고, 다른 사람은 아이를 새로 낳았을 정도로 그 재판은 오래 끌며 진행되었다.
• The commencement speaker promised not to protract his remarks, but then he spoke for two solid hours. It was a protracted speech.