time-consuming

adjective

time-con·​sum·​ing ˈtīm-kən-ˈsü-miŋ 

1

: using or taking up a great deal of time

time-consuming chores

2

: wasteful of time

time-consuming tactics

Examples of time-consuming in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The more costly and time-consuming methods involve humans wearing teleoperation rigs to directly guide a robot’s physical motions in training or running many experimental trials with robots in labs or other environments. — Jeremy Hsu, ArsTechnica, 7 July 2026

Traditional monitoring methods, such as field observation or trapping, can be difficult, intrusive and time-consuming. — Jenny Whilde, The Conversation, 7 July 2026

Leaving Schengen and being checked out of the system is equally time-consuming, and many travelers have missed their return flights. — Julia Buckley, CNN Money, 6 July 2026

Even just covering every surface to prevent drips, drops, and mist from a sprayer is time-consuming. — Timothy Dale, The Spruce, 6 July 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1600, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for time-consuming

• assuming
• consuming
• costuming
• presuming
• resuming
• subsuming
• blooming
• booming
• fuming
• grooming
• looming
• rooming