time-consuming

American  

[tahym-kuhn-soo-ming] / ˈtaɪm kənˌsu mɪŋ /

adjective

1. (of an action) requiring or wasting much time.

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time-consuming British  

adjective

1. taking up or involving a great deal of time

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Etymology

Origin of time-consuming

First recorded in 1930–35

Example Sentences

"No evidence of any criminally relevant breaches of duty was found, either in connection with the time-consuming rescue operation or with the subsequent medical care at the University Hospital Zurich."

From BBC

She says she found some swaps very time-consuming - especially in the morning and right after school when she needed to get things done.

From BBC

Nudging employees to embrace AI also has yielded new ideas about how to accomplish time-consuming tasks, CFOs said.

From The Wall Street Journal

For most of U.S. history, trading into and out of the market required the simultaneous purchase or sale of hundreds of individual stocks, a time-consuming and expensive process.

From MarketWatch

With that in mind, we spoke with tax professionals about simple moves that can help avoid time-consuming IRS troubles.

From The Wall Street Journal

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