protracting

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It’s good that the bar at Itsumono is a fine hangout, because as the place fills up you will hang out, with waits between drinks protracting even with two barkeeps at work.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 2, 2023

Protrac′tion, act of protracting or prolonging: the delaying of the termination of a thing: the plotting or laying down of the dimensions of anything on paper.—adj.

From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 3 of 4: N-R) by Various

Diastole, dī-as′to-lē, n. dilation of the heart, auricles, and arteries—opp. to Systole, or contraction of the same: the protracting of a short syllable, as before a pause.—adj.

From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D) by Various

The day upon which Rauné's report was in the newspapers they resolved to lay down their arms; there seemed no good in protracting the struggle.

From Black Diamonds by Jókai, Mór

The terrible tableau, that came under her eyes, prevented her from protracting that daring reconnoissance.

From The White Gauntlet by Reid, Mayne