time-consumingadjective
uk/ˈtaɪm.kənˌsjuː.mɪŋ/us/ˈtaɪm.kənˌsuː.mɪŋ/C1 A time-consuming task takes a lot of time to do:
Producing a dictionary is a very time-consuming job.
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Lasting for a long time
- all-night
- ancient
- be going strong idiom
- changeless
- deep
- die hard idiom
- epic
- incorruptible
- languish
- lasting
- lengthy
- lingering
- man and boy idiom
- marathon
- never-ending
- of old idiom
- old
- ongoing
- strong
- sustainable
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