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time-saving

British  
/ ˈtaɪmˌseɪvɪŋ /

adjective

  1. shortening the length of time required for an operation, activity, etc

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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“For me, luxury in this era is defined as time-saving and efficiency and service,” said Masoud Shojaee, the 65-year-old chief executive of Shoma Group, a residential and commercial developer.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 16, 2025

“This is really about anything that’s a time-saving category, anything that actually helps you create faster.”

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 9, 2024

The railway is named Whoosh, a Bahasa Indonesia acronym that translates to time-saving and reliable.

From BBC • Oct. 2, 2023

NHS England said it expected the majority of around 3,600 patients starting the treatment of atezolizumab every year in England to switch onto the time-saving injection.

From Reuters • Aug. 29, 2023

Over the last few decades, we have invented countless time-saving devices that are supposed to make life more relaxed—washing machines, vacuum cleaners, dishwashers, telephones, mobile phones, computers, email.

From "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari

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