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

If you list your daughter on a transfer-on-death or beneficiary deed, it would go to her immediately and thereby means the property would not pass through probate, which can be lengthy, public and time-consuming.

From MarketWatch

Although "some professionals such as the police reported an increase in time-consuming processes" as a consequence of the legislation, such challenges had been "partially mitigated", it added.

From BBC

But this has meant that more money was available to dentists for carrying out simple check-ups, rather than spending longer with patients who needed more complex, time-consuming care.

From BBC

There has been growing support for converting some empty high-rise towers into apartments and condos, but that is an expensive and time-consuming process.

From Los Angeles Times

AI relieves humans not of creativity but of drudgery—the rote, time-consuming tasks that have always consumed more human energy than inspiration ever did.

From The Wall Street Journal

Related Words

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