protracted

Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples

continuing for a large amount of time
longHe's been gone a long time.
prolongedShe returned to work after a prolonged illness.
lengthyAirline passengers may face lengthy delays during holiday travel.
sustainedWe continue to see sustained economic growth.
extendedStanding for extended periods of time can be bad for your back.
A lengthy police investigation failed to produce any evidence on which the suspect could be convicted.警方的长期调查并未发现任何能证明疑犯有罪的证据。
After a lengthy and painful divorce, she vowed never to remarry.经历了一场漫长而痛苦的离婚后，她发誓永不再婚。
He had boiled down a lengthy report to just a few paragraphs.他已将大篇幅的报告压缩成了只有几段。
After a lengthy discussion we reached a unanimous decision on the proposal.经过长时间讨论，我们对这一提案作出了一致决定。
It is a lengthy and compelling family saga.

SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Lasting for a long time
all-night
ancient
be going strongidiom
changeless
dateless
incorruptibility
incorruptible
incorruptibly
languish
lasting
nondurable goods
of oldidiom
old
ongoing
overlength
timelessness
unslaked
until doomsday
venerably
year

lengthy | American Dictionary

lengthy
adjective[ -er/-est only ]
us/ˈleŋk·θi, ˈleŋ-/

lengthyadjective[-er/-est only] (TIME)

taking a long time:
a lengthy speech

Examples of lengthy

lengthy
Despite these lengthy procedures, there is no in-depth check of the technical aspects of the project.
Computations based on such an approximation prove straightforward but lengthy.
An elementary (though lengthy) computation now yields the conclusion.
Another might specify the avoidance of the costs, financial and emotional, associated with lengthy extraordinary care.
The play follows the chronology of events, mostly avoiding the lengthy exposition of conventional drama.
A lengthy caucus session keeps turnout in these events low and somewhat unpredictable in composition.
However, reported maternal separations might also reflect, in some children, lengthy hospital admissions.
Lengthy treatment delays represent unnecessary prolongation of distress for patients and their families.
The spirit displayed a scroll containing a lengthy summary of his expedition.
They may occupy abandoned houses, sometimes for lengthy periods.
Lawyers gave their lengthiest and most emotional responses in describing cases in which, despite their professional efforts, a wrongful and harmful custody ruling was issued.
The lengthy gap between the expression of government concerns and the adoption of remedial legislation provided a rich source of conspiracy theories.
But the very credibility of these threats leads our rivals to engage in what can become lengthy protracted wars.
A few contributors submitted lengthy, type-written accounts, but the vast majority limited their recollections to 10 -20 handwritten pages.
Several studies have indicated the lengthy transition to the new regime as the main weakness of the reforms.
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