TIME-CONSUMING Synonyms: 14 Similar and Opposite Words

time-consuming

adjective

Definition of time-consuming next

as in nonautomatic

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Recent Examples of time-consuming Attorney Ryan Byers says that these documents establish important legal rights and can be both expensive and time-consuming to replace. —

Caroline Lubinsky, Martha Stewart, 30 June 2026 Others, who either forget or are unwilling to hassle the move, incur a $65 ticket and often a tow, creating a time-consuming obstacle for broom operators. —

Norman Steisel, New York Daily News, 29 June 2026 Only easy patients got good care, because time-consuming workups or expensive tests—let alone innovation—were prohibitive. —

Melanie Thernstrom, New Yorker, 29 June 2026 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 See All Example Sentences for time-consuming

Recent Examples of Synonyms for time-consuming

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