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time–consuming
1 ENTRIES FOUND:
time–consuming
(adjective)
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time–consuming
/
ˈ
taɪmkən
ˈ
suːmɪŋ/
Brit
/
ˈ
taɪmkən
ˈ
sjuːmɪŋ/
adjective
time–consuming
/
ˈ
taɪmkən
ˈ
suːmɪŋ/
Brit
/
ˈ
taɪmkən
ˈ
sjuːmɪŋ/
adjective
Learner's definition of TIME–CONSUMING
[
more time–consuming; most time–consuming
]
:
using or needing a large amount of time
time-consuming
chores
a very expensive and
time-consuming
process
Can we try to make this less
time-consuming
?
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