Management does not want to protract the contract negotiations beyond the end of March.

管理階層不希望合約協商拖延到三月底之後。

Repeated customs inspections protracted the shipment's delivery by nearly two weeks.

多次海關檢查使這批貨物的交貨時間延長了將近兩週。

The board warned that further delays would only protract the hiring process for the new director.

董事會警告，再拖延只會延長新總監的招聘流程。