How to Use time-consuming in a Sentence

time-consuming

adjective

• But the process could be time-consuming.
  — Mckay Coppins, The Atlantic, 12 Mar. 2026
• This was a rather time-consuming process.
  — Peter Nelson, Robb Report, 27 May 2026
• Dish racks with fewer parts are less time-consuming to set up.
  — Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 30 June 2025
• These surveys drop a lot of hard, time-consuming work up front.
  — Jordan Minor, PC Magazine, 12 June 2026
• And of course, wrapping gifts is a time-consuming chore, too.
  — Brandi Fuller, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 July 2023
• All of this is tedious and time-consuming.
  — Anna Forsythe, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
• Colonoscopy is time-consuming, forcing people to take at least one day off work.
  — Erika Edwards, NBC News, 29 July 2024
• At that point, the process becomes more costly and time-consuming for them.
  — Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 20 Apr. 2026
• That’s been a fun but expensive and time-consuming side project.
  — Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2025
• If plaid nails feel too time-consuming, try velvet swirls instead.
  — Jacqueline Kilikita, Refinery29, 22 Dec. 2025
• Still, finding one that checks off all your boxes can be tough (and time-consuming).
  — Lex Goldstein, SELF, 19 Aug. 2025
• In the first half, both teams put together long, time-consuming drives.
  — Lou Ponsi, Oc Register, 18 Oct. 2025
• At best, drives like these are time-consuming and disruptive.
  — Jayme Lozano, Chron, 16 Mar. 2023
• This process, while time-consuming, provides valuable lessons that can be shared with mentees.
  — Rolling Stone Culture Council, Rolling Stone, 28 Feb. 2025
• Vanta was built to streamline that time-consuming process.
  — Ellen Sheng, CNBC, 19 May 2026
• Dissolving the fillers was both painful and time-consuming.
  — Alice Gibbs, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Sep. 2025
• The most time-consuming part of many of these recipes is the marinating time.
  — Sheena Chihak, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 May 2026
• The measure does not need to go through a time-consuming committee process to reach a floor vote.
  — Scott MacFarlane, CBS News, 25 Oct. 2023
• This process is more time-consuming than using cookie cutters, but works in a pinch.
  — Zoe Denenberg, Southern Living, 15 Oct. 2023
• Selling work that’s so time-consuming to create comes with its own hurdles.
  — Sakeina Syed, Vogue, 10 Nov. 2023
• And over the decades this process has evidently grown more time-consuming.
  — Kelefa Sanneh, The New Yorker, 17 Jan. 2024
• But creating the record will be a little more time-consuming.
  — Julia Buckley, CNN Money, 10 Oct. 2025
• Adopting a new one is a time-consuming and expensive process.
  — Shawn Datchuk, The Conversation, 23 Apr. 2026
• Weeding may be the most time-consuming and dreaded garden chore.
  — Dan Vierria, Sacramento Bee, 31 Jan. 2024
• Keep in Mind It must be hand-washed, making for a more time-consuming clean-up.
  — Kristen (kj) Callihan, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Dec. 2022
• But the time-consuming treatment process is a short-term solution.
  — Ashley Mateo, TIME, 30 Oct. 2024
• Cons Leaf raking is time-consuming.
  — Luke Miller, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 Sep. 2025
• Next, work on three medium tasks that need to get done, but aren’t as difficult or time-consuming as the first.
  — Mary Cornetta, Better Homes & Gardens, 27 June 2026
• The bag also requires a three-step care routine that can be pretty time-consuming.
  — Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 27 June 2025
• This may not sound like a big deal, but hand counts are known to be less accurate than machines and much more time-consuming.
  — Geoffrey Skelley, ABC News, 14 Oct. 2024