string out
Spread over time
To string out is to extend or spread something over time or space, often more than necessary.
Events may be strung out over several months.
A line of soldiers strings out along a ridge.
Someone strung out on drugs is in a state of physical or mental exhaustion from prolonged use: He looked completely strung out after the binge.
- elongateTo make longer
- lengthenIncrease in extent
- extensionAdded part or duration
- scatterDistribute in random directions
- stretchingExtending muscles or material
stretched thin · spread thin · draw · spread · disperse · protract · prolong · trail · ration · stagger · arrange · defer · postpone · delay · long haul · marathon · weary · wear thin
string outbunch up
Gather closely together
cluster · compress · gather · huddle · group together
string outbunch up
Gather closely together
close ranks · group together · stay together · keep together · tighten up
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