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Recent Examples of time-consuming
Historically, testing for microbial motility has been an expensive and time-consuming task, ill-suited for incorporation into robotic space missions.
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Gayoung Lee, Scientific American, 5 Feb. 2025
Among the reasons for the struggle to meet flight minimums: time-consuming organizational scutwork heaped on pilots; insufficient funds to buy fuel; and shortages of skilled personnel like instructors and maintenance test pilots.
—Jeremy Bogaisky, Forbes, 4 Feb. 2025
This is suitable for a small number of folders but may be time-consuming for large quantities of data.
—Kurt Knutsson, Cyberguy Report, Fox News, 4 Feb. 2025
Tasks Virtual Assistants Can Take Off Your Plate Office Beacon’s virtual assistants are adept at a wide range of year-end (or time-consuming, repetitive) tasks.
—William Mullane, USA TODAY, 1 Feb. 2025
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Gayoung Lee, Scientific American, 5 Feb. 2025
Among the reasons for the struggle to meet flight minimums: time-consuming organizational scutwork heaped on pilots; insufficient funds to buy fuel; and shortages of skilled personnel like instructors and maintenance test pilots.
—Jeremy Bogaisky, Forbes, 4 Feb. 2025
This is suitable for a small number of folders but may be time-consuming for large quantities of data.
—Kurt Knutsson, Cyberguy Report, Fox News, 4 Feb. 2025
Tasks Virtual Assistants Can Take Off Your Plate Office Beacon’s virtual assistants are adept at a wide range of year-end (or time-consuming, repetitive) tasks.
—William Mullane, USA TODAY, 1 Feb. 2025
See all Example Sentences for time-consuming
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“Time-consuming.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/time-consuming. Accessed 16 Feb. 2025.
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