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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Akielly Hu, Wired News, 3 May 2025
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The de minimis exemption, as it’s known, allowed shipments of goods worth under $800 to come into the US duty free, often more or less skipping time-consuming inspections and paperwork.
—Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN Money, 2 May 2025
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Akielly Hu, Wired News, 3 May 2025
Ironing the wrinkles out of clothes can be time-consuming, boring and awkward.
—Maryal Miller Carter, USA Today, 2 May 2025
And the only way to know when a seed collection has given up the ghost is to do regular germination tests, which are time-consuming and risk depleting precious seed collections when working with rare species.
—Katarina Zimmer, Smithsonian Magazine, 2 May 2025
The de minimis exemption, as it’s known, allowed shipments of goods worth under $800 to come into the US duty free, often more or less skipping time-consuming inspections and paperwork.
—Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN Money, 2 May 2025
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“Time-consuming.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/time-consuming. Accessed 10 May. 2025.
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