1. to make something longer than necessary or desirable; to extend excessively in length or duration
Usage: transitive verb; often used in contexts of writing, speeches, or physical objects

Examples

• The editor advised the author not to overlengthen the introduction.
• Don't overlengthen your presentation; keep it concise and engaging.
• The tailor warned that overlengthening the hem would ruin the garment's proportions.
• Overlengthening the project timeline caused unnecessary delays.
• She tends to overlengthen her sentences, making them hard to follow.
• The director decided not to overlengthen the final scene.