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
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Additionally, the firm found that four in five Americans expect opening a new bank account is a time-consuming burden.
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Sarah Min, CNBC, 19 July 2024
Yet by assembling so many patents, a brand-name company creates expensive and time-consuming litigation barriers that can delay a generic manufacturer from reaching the market.
—Ed Silverman and Rachel Cohrs Zhang, STAT, 17 July 2024
Building habitats from scratch would be more time-consuming and challenging, even when factoring in the potential need of reinforcing the cave walls to prevent a collapse, the team said.
—Michael Dorgan, Fox News, 16 July 2024
In the past, withdrawing the money might have been a time-consuming task involving plenty of paperwork, but the new rules for personal emergencies speed up the process.
—Alicia Adamczyk, Fortune, 16 July 2024
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Sarah Min, CNBC, 19 July 2024
Yet by assembling so many patents, a brand-name company creates expensive and time-consuming litigation barriers that can delay a generic manufacturer from reaching the market.
—Ed Silverman and Rachel Cohrs Zhang, STAT, 17 July 2024
Building habitats from scratch would be more time-consuming and challenging, even when factoring in the potential need of reinforcing the cave walls to prevent a collapse, the team said.
—Michael Dorgan, Fox News, 16 July 2024
In the past, withdrawing the money might have been a time-consuming task involving plenty of paperwork, but the new rules for personal emergencies speed up the process.
—Alicia Adamczyk, Fortune, 16 July 2024
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“Time-consuming.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/time-consuming. Accessed 27 Jul. 2024.
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