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time-saving

time-saving

1 3.2
That makes a task take less time to do
  • adjective
  • /ˈtaɪmˌseɪvɪŋ/
translation icon : ahorrador de tiempo
  • This software package offers time-saving features and a data management system that gives the user power, control, and flexibility.
  • time-saving feature

Examples

  • Do you have any time-saving tips that you use when cooking in the kitchen?

    Blog text (1)
  • Reduce business costs by implementing time-saving technological advances.

    Academic text (2009)
  • And thank you for creating this super helpful and time-saving guide for all of us to benefit from!

    Blog text (23)
  • Here you will find a number of time-saving ideas for using this tool as a teaching tool.

    Academic text (2011)
  • Better yet, use this time-saving trick: Just click on any key on your keyboard.

    Blog text (29)
  • When our customers choose these time-saving, self-service options, our costs go down, and we can pass those savings along to our customers.

    Blog text (3)
  • Another time-saving change was creating a shelf in the learning commons that would house textbooks for all courses.

    Academic text (2013)
  • You can also post photos directly from SkyDrive to Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, and other social-networking sites, which is a nice time-saving touch.

    Blog text (1)
  • Accuride has incorporated a new time-saving feature into both the 3832 and 3832 heavy-duty self-closing slide models.

    Academic text (2003)
  • Using a calendar app can greatly enhance your productivity by providing time-saving reminders for important deadlines.

How Time-Saving

time-saving
1 3.2
to waste time
728 1.6

Surface Forms

time-saving positive

Morphology

time-saving = time + saving (transparent) = time + save + ing

The compound combines 'time' + 'saving' (save + -ing) and directly means 'that saves time', which learners can readily infer.

Etymology

The word time-saving joins time ('time') and save ('to keep' or 'not waste'), so it describes something made to reduce how long a task takes.