0 the state of lasting for a long time or being made to last longer than necessary: --
The unnecessary protraction of the approval process is slowing work on other issues.
Jury trials often suffer inordinate protraction.
We can complete it step by step however long the road is and it can't be completed however short the road is if you don't even mark your footprint.
Можем да го завършим стъпка по стъпка, колкото и дълъг да е пътят и не може да бъде завършен, колкото и кратък да е пътят, ако дори не маркирате отпечатъка си.