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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Human agents benefit, too, by offloading repetitive, time-consuming work to AI agents, giving them room to solve complex problems.
—Munil Shah, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
Learning a new one is an option, but that's a time-consuming and potentially costly solution.
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Obtaining and scheduling one of the few hopper dredges available for the work is the single most expensive and time-consuming element of most big sand projects, experts said.
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Big Think, 16 Sep. 2025
Human agents benefit, too, by offloading repetitive, time-consuming work to AI agents, giving them room to solve complex problems.
—Munil Shah, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
Learning a new one is an option, but that's a time-consuming and potentially costly solution.
—Gabriel Zamora, PC Magazine, 15 Sep. 2025
Obtaining and scheduling one of the few hopper dredges available for the work is the single most expensive and time-consuming element of most big sand projects, experts said.
—Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for time-consuming
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“Time-consuming.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/time-consuming. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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