Prolong — Defs

01 v. t. To extend in space or length; as, to prolong a line.

imp. & p. p. Prolonged; p. pr. & vb. n. Prolonging

1.
To extend in space or length; as, to prolong a line.
2.
To lengthen in time; to extend the duration of; to draw out; to continue; as, to prolong one's days.
“Prolong awhile the traitor's life.” — Shak.

“The unhappy queen with talk prolonged the night.” — Dryden.
3.
To put off to a distant time; to postpone.