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Making something longer, later, or more your problem than originally agreed.
means The act of stretching something in length, time, or scope beyond its current limit.
from From Latin extendere, to stretch out — ex (out) plus tendere (to stretch), the same root straining behind tendon, tent, and tension.
Grammar twinShares roots with extent, the noun it produces.
Body versionExtending a limb is straightening, not bending.
Deadline dialectOften a polite word for never finishing.