TIME-CONSUMING Synonyms: 14 Similar and Opposite Words

time-consuming

adjective

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as in nonautomatic

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Recent Examples of time-consuming However, the city determined recently that a costly and time-consuming coastal development permit would be required to complete the work because the stairs are within 50 feet of a coastal bluff. —

Ashley MacKin Solomon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 May 2026 The Coolwill Ice Pop Machine is designed to rethink that process, turning what has traditionally been a passive, time-consuming task into something faster and more interactive. —

New Atlas, 5 May 2026 Errors on a credit report can be difficult and time-consuming to fix. —

Joel Jacobs, ProPublica, 4 May 2026 The most time-consuming part of many of these recipes is the marinating time. —

Sheena Chihak, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for time-consuming

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nonautomatic

Adjective

That leaves the 40 percent of the budget that is discretionary spending (i.e., nonautomatic spending that Congress appropriates).

— Timothy Noah, The New Republic, 1 Feb. 2023
On two separate occasions within the last decade, Blum and his attorneys argued that the University of Texas was placing too much weight on race in nonautomatic admissions.

— New York Times, New York Times, 30 Aug. 2019