prolongations

"I missed the target."

"The doctor is prolonging my hospital stay because my fever hasn't gone down. "

"He is a student of life."

"Meeting him will be exciting. I enjoy meeting new people."

"The students gave their presentations about different countries in geography class. "

"My daughter's teacher is very kind and helpful. "

"The teacher warned the students about the upcoming test. "

"endless time; endless praise"

"The architect prolonged the design phase of the new library, adding more time for planning. "

"the result of a course of action;  the result of a mathematical operation"

"The library offered an extension on the due date for the overdue books. "

"The automatic child-frightener made clowns unnecessary."