Delay and Prolong

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Delay

Delay verb - To assign to a later time.

Usage example: our guests delayed their departure until after dinner

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Prolong is a synonym for delay in put off topic. In some cases you can use "Prolong" instead a verb "Delay", when it comes to topics like cause stop in action.

Nearby Words: delayed, delaying, delayer

Prolong

Prolong verb - To make longer.

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Delay is a synonym for prolong in extend topic. You can use "Delay" instead a verb "Prolong", if it concerns topics such as lengthen.

Nearby Words: prolongation, prolonging

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life	delay life	prolong life
trial	delay trial	prolong trial
process	delay process	prolong process
end	delay end	prolong end
Other words: death, time, bit, game, effects, fight, battle, invasion, inevitable, war.

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In Dragon Age: Origins "Warden's Keep", Avernus found a way to use Blood Magic to weaponize the Darkspawn Taint and prolong his own life to delay the Calling for two centuries.

Source: Tested on Humans
This is one of the key mechanics in PVP; many guides will tell you how not to knock enemy down prematurely, and some characters have passives that prolong combos (as comboing normally will eventually knock down the enemy after several hits) and/or a special attack that delay the knock down.

Source: Video Game / Elsword

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