extension
Extra time allowed for a task or arrangement.
ExampleThe student asks whether she can get an extension for the assignment.
ExampleThe tutor grants a one-week extension because the survey data arrived late.
Usage Scenarios
Extra allowed time
Listen for extension when a speaker discusses extra time for an assignment, library loan, booking, or official deadline.
ExampleThe student asks whether she can get an extension for the assignment.
New date or condition
After extension appears, the tested detail may be the new deadline, length of extra time, reason, or approval condition.
ExampleThe tutor grants a one-week extension because the survey data arrived late.
Usage Guide
Listen for extension when a recording discusses extra time for an assignment, library loan, booking, deadline, or administrative request.
High-value listening chunks include deadline extension, request an extension, one-week extension, and extension of the loan period.
Do not read extension as a vague delay. IELTS listening may test the new date, length of extra time, approval condition, or reason.
Word Forms & Word Building
Extension is the noun form of extend, built with the suffix -ion; it often means extra time added to a deadline, booking, loan, or arrangement.
Extend is the verb, and extended is the adjective or past participle, as in extended opening hours.
In IELTS listening, extension often appears with deadline, assignment, library loan, request, grant, and one-week.
Meaning Boundaries
Extension vs deadline
A deadline is the original final date. An extension is extra time added after someone requests or receives permission.
Extension vs delay
A delay is a general late event. An extension is an approved extra period for an assignment, booking, library loan, or arrangement.
Best IELTS context
Expect extension in listening tasks about assignments, library loans, accommodation bookings, project deadlines, permits, and office procedures.
Memory Tricks
Hear extension as extra allowed time. After it appears, listen for the new deadline, length of extension, and reason it is allowed.
Anchor it in deadline extension, request an extension, one-week extension, and library loan extension.
In notes, mark whether the extension is approved, requested, refused, or conditional.
Common Traps
Do not read extension as any delay. An extension is extra time officially allowed for a deadline, booking, or loan.
In listening, check the new date, the length of extra time, and whether the extension is granted automatically or must be requested.
Do not confuse extension with extended opening hours. The noun may refer to time added to a task or to longer service hours depending on context.