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• n  the act of prolonging something
  there was an indefinite prolongation of the peace talks
• n  amount or degree or range to which something extends
• n  the consequence of being lengthened in duration

• But for the woman whose public repudiation sparked the controversy, Dati's decision means something else: the prolongation of a humiliating process to get her out of an .
• There doctors concluded, "The natural rejection mechanism of the patient had progressed to the point that prolongation of the transplant would jeopardize the health of the patient .
• The Fiihrer offers peace, saying "there is no longer any real reason for prolongation of the war.

• protraction
• perpetuation
• lengthening
• extension
• lengthiness
• continuation

News & Articles

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• VBL Therapeutics Receives FDA Fast Track Designation for Lead Compound VB-111
  VBL Therapeutics, a clinical-stage biotechnology company committed to the development of novel treatments for cancer and immune-inflammatory diseases, announced today that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has granted Fast Track designation to its lead oncology drug VB-111, for prolongation of survival in patients with Recurrent Glioblastoma Multiforme .
  Nov. 27, 2013 - Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance

Quotes

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• Ban Ki-moon in Reuters
  Any further delay or prolongation on this very important issue would have a very negative impact on all peace and security, not only in Kosovo, not only in the Balkans, but in the whole European situation,Ban told a news conference after...
• Brian Lenihan in Financial Times
  The terms of the prolongation of the scheme being finalised with the commission would see it being extended under the current terms and conditions until September 29 2010,Mr Lenihan told the Irish parliament last week. "Beyond this the...
• Kate Barker in The Herald
  Barker said: "A prolongation of the present difficulties in accessing wholesale funds could restrict the quantity of mortgage lending during 2008. In this case, the mortgage market could become less competitive and more expensive, feeding back into...