Prolonging, Extension
noun, verbal noun
Prolong it for a long while. We need more time. We need a prolonging or extension of some kind.
えんちょう
This is a jukugo word, which usually means on'yomi readings from the kanji. If you know the readings of your kanji you'll know how to read this as well.
もうカラオケ店に入ってから何回延長しているんだろうね？
I wonder how many times we've prolonged our time since we came to the karaoke bar?
この話の延長でもう一つ新しい話が書けないかな？
Can you write another story as an extension of this one?
延長コードがごちゃごちゃになっているのが許せないの。
I can't stand how extensions cords get tangled up.