CEFR C1

protract

Translation

長引かせる / 延長する

To make something last longer than necessary, often by delaying or adding unnecessary details.

The negotiations were protracted by disagreements over minor issues.
The negotiations were protracted by disagreements over minor issues.
He tried to protract the meeting by asking too many questions.
He tried to protract the meeting by asking too many questions.

カタカナ: プロトラクト

IPA: /prəˈtrækt/

To make something last longer than necessary, often by delaying or adding unnecessary details.

意味: 物事を必要以上に長引かせること。多くの場合、遅延させたり不要な詳細を加えたりすることを指します。

The negotiations were protracted by disagreements over minor issues. — The negotiations were protracted by disagreements over minor issues.
He tried to protract the meeting by asking too many questions. — He tried to protract the meeting by asking too many questions.
Don't protract this discussion; let's make a decision. — Don't protract this discussion; let's make a decision.

Japanese translations of Protract:

protract something (collocation): To make a process, discussion, or event last longer than necessary. — "The defense attorney attempted to protract the trial by filing numerous motions."