time-consuming

Definitions

time + consuming (using up) = 'using up a lot of time.' A transparent compound built straight on consume's sense of 'use up.'

Common Collocations

• 1.time-consuming process耗时的流程
• 2.time-consuming task费时的任务
• 3.prove time-consuming证明很耗时

Example Sentences

• 1.

  Filling out the forms by hand is incredibly time-consuming.

• 2.

  We automated the most time-consuming parts of the job.