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

Lee echoes the same sentiment and notes that certain specialty products, like overcomplicated or time-consuming jewelry cleaners, aren't worth hanging onto. —Tessa Cooper, The Spruce, 7 Feb. 2026

Public Works Director Aaron Neal said prior to the pandemic, the purchasing process was time-consuming. —Gloria Casas, Chicago Tribune, 5 Feb. 2026

If companies can manage to print batteries the way office workers print a document, the technology would replace much of the costly tooling, dedicated factory production lines and time-consuming processes of conventional batteries. —IEEE Spectrum, 3 Feb. 2026

Unlike language models trained on trillions of words scraped from the Internet, robotic manipulation data requires physical demonstrations that are expensive and time-consuming to collect. —Janakiram Msv, Forbes.com, 30 Jan. 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