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Definitions for time-consuming
time-con·sum·ing

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. time-consumingadjective

    of a task that takes time and patience

Wiktionary

  1. time-consumingadjective

    Requiring significant amounts of time.

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  1. time-consuming

    Time-consuming refers to any task, activity, or process that requires a significant or considerable amount of time to complete. It suggests that the task is not quick or efficient and could possibly be tedious or laborious.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of time-consuming in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of time-consuming in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of time-consuming in a Sentence

  1. Jose Vega:

    It's extremely time-consuming just because (of) the quantity, the age that we live in, you know, folks prefer to shop online and have something come to their front door.

  2. Vitality Air co-founder Moses Lam:

    We wanted to do something fun and disruptive so we decided to see if we could sell air. it's time consuming because every one of these bottles is hand bottled. We're dealing with fresh air, we want it to be fresh and we don't want to run it through machines which are oiled and greased.

  3. Vitality Air co-founder Moses Lam:

    It's time consuming because every one of these bottles is hand bottled. We're dealing with fresh air, we want it to be fresh and we don't want to run it through machines which are oiled and greased.

  4. Rana Dasgupta:

    It will take long time to get any decision, the nature of the case is time-consuming. The High Court will continue to hear from both parties and then will deliver its verdict.

  5. Emily Pieracci:

    There were a number of dogs that had contact with the rabid dogs and had to be put in quarantine for anywhere from four to six months, it is a very costly and very time-consuming event whenever there is a rabid dog that has been imported.


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