time-consuming
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4.2
- adjective
- /taɪm kənˈsuːmɪŋ/
:
que requiere mucho tiempo
- Building the correct model can often be the most difficult and time-consuming stage of simulation.
- a time-consuming process
- a time-consuming task
- too time-consuming
Yesterday this was the most time consuming step and the hardest go.
- Yesterday this was the most time consuming step and the hardest go.
- The first of which is because it's boring and time consuming and frustrating and why?
- That sounds time consuming, so can you do it in a faster way?
- I promise it's a lot easier, less time consuming than you think.
- It's just it's time consuming, super time consuming.
- A preposterous, expensive and time consuming annoyance.
- So it is, it's very time consuming and it's and it's, it is it's a mission.
- Most of what we do is tedious, time consuming.
- It's going to be so time consuming.
- It has a connotation of maybe never ending time consuming obligation.
- That's much more expensive and all time consuming.
- So this part's going to probably be a little time consuming.
- It's just a little bit more time consuming to apply and the tone doesn't match me as well.
Examples
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Finding professional articles specific to your interests can be time-consuming and expensive.
Academic text (2013) -
I promise it's a lot easier, less time consuming than you think.
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This is by far the the most time consuming part of this build.
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That would just be way too time consuming and hard.
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That sounds time consuming, so can you do it in a faster way?
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And even if they would know how to do it, this is a very time consuming kind of operation.
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Not only is this approach time consuming, but it's very difficult to add new constraints.
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This could be quite a time-consuming process.
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While data input may have been time-consuming, most of the therapists had no particular problem.
Academic text (1991) -
Learning a new language can be a very time-consuming process that requires dedication and practice.
Synonyms
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1.0
Moving or happening at a low speed
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3.5
Lasting a long time and making people bored
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6.6
Continuing for a long time, often longer than expected
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7.7
Very difficult to do and needing a lot of effort over a long time
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4.6
Lasting longer than needed and feeling tiring
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6.8
A task or process that needs a lot of time and hard work
Needing a lot of time, effort, or attention
Antonyms
How Time-Consuming
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Time-consuming comes from the parts time and consume, where consume meant 'to use up'. So a time-consuming task 'uses up' a lot of time and often needs patience.