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
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While this may sound like an expensive and time-consuming endeavor, there are plenty of affordable options available at Amazon, with deals currently up to 62 percent off.
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Gabriella Maestri, Travel + Leisure, 18 May 2024
Collating information on just a single suspect could take hours, but more complex inquiries — like identifying all the individuals who attended a particular rally or published in a radical journal like Goldman’s Mother Earth — was prohibitively time-consuming.
—Steven Johnson, New York Times, 17 May 2024
In the marketing discipline, there are a lot of repetitive things, like time-consuming workflows, that go beyond content and aren’t being embraced by AI right now.
—Lila MacLellan, Fortune, 14 May 2024
For rural and lower-income Americans, staying healthy will become more time-consuming, with longer drives and wait times for doctors, following Walmart's decision last month to exit the primary care business, experts say.
—Medora Lee, USA TODAY, 12 May 2024
Similarly, Gene found relief from his allergies with allergy shots, but recognized the need for a more convenient alternative that would eliminate time-consuming doctor visits.
—Molly Peck, USA TODAY, 10 May 2024
Urban clearance is very expensive and very time-consuming.
—Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker, 8 May 2024
Guardrails should be in place, so employers don’t issue five-hour tests or something egregiously time-consuming.
—Vicki Salemi, Fortune, 7 May 2024
However, dredging sand from the ocean, harbors and lagoons to widen beaches is costly and time-consuming.
—Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 May 2024
Gabriella Maestri, Travel + Leisure, 18 May 2024
Collating information on just a single suspect could take hours, but more complex inquiries — like identifying all the individuals who attended a particular rally or published in a radical journal like Goldman’s Mother Earth — was prohibitively time-consuming.
—Steven Johnson, New York Times, 17 May 2024
In the marketing discipline, there are a lot of repetitive things, like time-consuming workflows, that go beyond content and aren’t being embraced by AI right now.
—Lila MacLellan, Fortune, 14 May 2024
For rural and lower-income Americans, staying healthy will become more time-consuming, with longer drives and wait times for doctors, following Walmart's decision last month to exit the primary care business, experts say.
—Medora Lee, USA TODAY, 12 May 2024
Similarly, Gene found relief from his allergies with allergy shots, but recognized the need for a more convenient alternative that would eliminate time-consuming doctor visits.
—Molly Peck, USA TODAY, 10 May 2024
Urban clearance is very expensive and very time-consuming.
—Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker, 8 May 2024
Guardrails should be in place, so employers don’t issue five-hour tests or something egregiously time-consuming.
—Vicki Salemi, Fortune, 7 May 2024
However, dredging sand from the ocean, harbors and lagoons to widen beaches is costly and time-consuming.
—Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 May 2024
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“Time-consuming.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/time-consuming. Accessed 28 May. 2024.
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