Time-consuming

adj

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Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Using significant amounts of time, especially in an unwanted and sometimes unwarranted manner.

    "However, given current sensibilities about individual privacy and data protection, the recording of oral data is becoming increasingly onerous for researchers who are obliged to navigate an often time-consuming and complex series of administrative requirements and corollary review processes in order to be granted ethics clearance."

Adjective
  1. 1
    of a task that takes time and patience wordnet

Synonyms

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chronophagouslongtime-intensivetime-taking

Example

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"What passes for leisure in our society is actually time-consuming."

Related phrases

time-consumingly

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