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Postponed vs Prolonged - What's the difference?

postponed | prolonged |

As verbs the difference between postponed and prolonged

is that postponed is past tense of postpone while prolonged is past tense of prolong.

As adjectives the difference between postponed and prolonged

is that postponed is done later than originally planned; delayed while prolonged is lengthy in duration; extended; protracted.

postponed

English

Verb

(head)
  • (postpone)

    • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Done later than originally planned; delayed.

    • prolonged

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • lengthy in duration; extended; protracted.

    • Antonyms

    * brief

    Verb

    (head)
  • (prolong)