time-consuming
adjective
time-con·sum·ing
ˈtīm-kən-ˈsü-miŋ 
1
: using or taking up a great deal of time
time-consuming chores
2
: wasteful of time
time-consuming tactics
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Otherwise, submitting your tax return after the shutdown becomes incredibly time-consuming with penalties.
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Nathalie Goldstein, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
How To Make Butternut Squash Pasta Roasting the squash, shallots, and garlic is the most time-consuming step of this pasta recipe.
—Elizabeth Nelson, Southern Living, 2 Nov. 2024
However, experience suggests comprehensive pest proofing is time-consuming, often impractical and usually not 100% effective.
—Jalen Williams, Detroit Free Press, 31 Oct. 2024
Emptying his remaining office tenants from the tower floors would be an expensive and time-consuming process, but for the right developer, there would be enormous profit potential in the transformation of 40 Wall.
—Paula Aceves, Curbed, 31 Oct. 2024
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Nathalie Goldstein, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
How To Make Butternut Squash Pasta Roasting the squash, shallots, and garlic is the most time-consuming step of this pasta recipe.
—Elizabeth Nelson, Southern Living, 2 Nov. 2024
However, experience suggests comprehensive pest proofing is time-consuming, often impractical and usually not 100% effective.
—Jalen Williams, Detroit Free Press, 31 Oct. 2024
Emptying his remaining office tenants from the tower floors would be an expensive and time-consuming process, but for the right developer, there would be enormous profit potential in the transformation of 40 Wall.
—Paula Aceves, Curbed, 31 Oct. 2024
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“Time-consuming.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/time-consuming. Accessed 23 Nov. 2024.
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