Duration
Duration noun - Uninterrupted or lasting existence.
Usage example: scientists warning that the very duration of our civilization depends upon finding a solution to this major environmental problem
Prolonging and duration are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Prolonging" instead a noun "Duration".
Prolonging
Prolonging noun - The act of making longer.
Duration and prolonging are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Duration" instead a noun "Prolonging".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- extension and duration
- extension and prolonging
- constancy and duration
- constancy and prolonging
- persistence and duration
- persistence and prolonging
- continuity and duration
- continuity and prolonging
- stretch and duration
- stretch and prolonging
- continuation and duration
- continuation and prolonging
- succession and duration
- succession and prolonging
Cite this Source
Prolonging and Duration. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 16, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/duration/prolonging
Duration & Prolonging. N.p., 2016. Web. 16 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/duration/prolonging>.
Prolonging or Duration. 2016. Accessed August 16, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/duration/prolonging.
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