protraction (n.)
- adjournment
- continuance
- continuation
- continuity
- deferment
- deferral
- delay
- elongation
- endurance
- extension
- lag
- lengthening
- lingering
- maintenance
- perpetuation
- perseverance
- persistence
- postponement
- procrastination
- production
- progress
- progression
- prolongation
- prorogation
- pursuance
- repetition
- run
- stay
- strain
- stretch
- stretching
- suspension
- sustenance
- tabling
- tension
- way
