Time-release

adj

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Adjective
  1. 1
    Alternative form of timed-release. alt-of, alternative, not-comparable

    "The beauty industry, long promising to stop or at least stave off time, is finding a way to market it. Over the last year or so, store shelves have become packed with so-called time-release products, which promise staggered benefits the longer they sink in."

Adjective
  1. 1
    of or relating to a preparation that gradually releases an active substance (especially a drug) over a period of time wordnet

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"The beauty industry, long promising to stop or at least stave off time, is finding a way to market it. Over the last year or so, store shelves have become packed with so-called time-release products, which promise staggered benefits the longer they sink in."

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