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adjective(of an action) requiring or wasting much time. Origin of time-consumingFirst recorded in 1930–35 Words nearby time-consumingtime chart, time charter, time clock, time code, time constant, time-consuming, time copy, time deposit, time dilatation, time dilation, time discount Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for time-consumingYes, I am familiar with people asking me to do time-consuming projects for free—I get at least one such request every day. Rich People Want You to Work for Free|Ted Gioia|October 20, 2014|DAILY BEAST Garry says the biggest problem with this test is in its high-tech, time-consuming method. This New Ebola Test Is As Easy As a Pregnancy Test, So Why Aren’t We Using It?|Abby Haglage|October 3, 2014|DAILY BEAST So, he has to deal with what will inevitably be time-consuming and complicated legal wrangling. Peak 'Oops': Explaining the Perry Indictment|Mark McKinnon|August 17, 2014|DAILY BEAST Therapy is not only time-consuming, but inherently expensive. A New Breakup Therapist: Your Phone|Erin Cunningham|July 1, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Making real moving holography is an incredibly meticulous and time-consuming practice. New York’s Hologram King Is Also the City’s Last Pro Holographer|Nina Strochlic|May 27, 2014|DAILY BEAST She tried to get interested in some time-consuming hobby, but she lacked the patience. For Every Man A Reason|Patrick Wilkins Just as time-consuming and perhaps more of a burden were the many administrative difficulties. Integration of the Armed Forces, 1940-1965|Morris J. MacGregor, Jr. Benjamin Muse, on the other hand, considered direct, personal investigation of specific grievances too time-consuming. Integration of the Armed Forces, 1940-1965|Morris J. MacGregor, Jr. Not impossible, but a highly precarious and time-consuming operation at best. The Winds of Time|James H. Schmitz This review was a complex and time-consuming operation, which continued into 1954. East-West Trade Trends|Harold E. Stassen
British Dictionary definitions for time-consuming
adjectivetaking up or involving a great deal of time Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to time-consumingtedious, stiff, gradual, tame, stagnant, low, moderate, sluggish, dull, off, slack, protracted, delayed, prolonged, down, reduced, lingering, hindered, impeded, detained |