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time-consuming

[ tahym-kuhn-soo-ming ]

adjective

  1. (of an action) requiring or wasting much time.


time-consuming

adjective

  1. taking up or involving a great deal of time
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of time-consuming1

First recorded in 1930–35
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UMG had objected to the request, saying that the "costly and time-consuming" process of gathering the "commercially sensitive" information was an "undue burden" when the case could still be dismissed.

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They can use these monies to finance costly and protracted campaigns in many different businesses, hiring dedicated workers who will give their wholehearted attention to the difficult, time-consuming work of organizing.

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Some of Trump’s most prominent current and former attorneys doubt that the president has a path to a third term, absent a laborious, politically challenging and time-consuming constitutional amendment.

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The problem, he said, is that these conversations are time-consuming and unpaid for busy pediatricians who often only have 20 minutes with a patient.

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“Feeding and caring for hatchlings is a delicate and time-consuming process, and Bird Rescue clinic staff are working into the night each day helping raise these birds,†the department said in a news release.

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