Lasting longer than usual or expected continuing for a long time Continuing for a long time: Extending tediously beyond a standard duration:
Continuing for a long time: How to use prolonged in a sentence. How to use prolong in a sentence.
The meaning of prolong is to lengthen in time : A prolonged wait is usually annoying. In many parts of the country, frosts were severe and prolonged. A prolonged event or situation continues for a long time, or for longer than expected.
See examples of prolonged used in a sentence. Adjective prolonged (comparative more prolonged, superlative most prolonged) lengthy in duration; Continuing for a long time. The meaning of prolonged is continuing for a notably long time :
Definition of prolonged adjective from the oxford advanced learner's dictionary.