Nov 13, 2025 · The phrase "time-consuming" is made up of a noun ("time") and adjective ("consuming"). The Chicago Manual of Style says that these types of compounds are usually …

2 You could describe a time-consuming task as involved or potentially engrossing for something that might be involuntarily time-consuming. For something less time-consuming, I would think …

Time-consuming: It was a time-consuming process, so he hired a professional to do it. Closer to software: Time-consuming operations should be run in separate background tasks. Edit: …

Mar 10, 2019 · You're going to run into problems with this. When you say the opposite of quick, what time frame are you looking at? Hours, days, weeks, months, years, or a lifetime are all …

Dec 17, 2017 · 9 The phrase, "Time flies when you're having fun," is often used when one has become absorbed in an activity and lost track of time. I'm looking for a word to describe …

Dec 26, 2018 · I'd suggest involved -- which is defined as "difficult to understand; complicated" -- but which I interpret as "I understand it but it's long and not worth going into, not worth …

I think the apparent absence of a single word for "time-consuming" (requiring much time) along the lines of tiring (requiring much effort) and costly (requiring much money or figurative …

Jul 3, 2018 · Should the phrase time consuming hyphenated or not? In the context I'm using it in, the hyphen seems right. "Painting the walls with chalkboard paint and providing chalk allows …

Aug 21, 2016 · A common term for bureaucratic complication that frustrates or prevents activity is red tape The collection or sequence of forms and procedures required to gain bureaucratic …

"Waste of time" is a very literal phrase that came to mind. Your question seems to be looking for a phrase which indicates it will consume a significant amount of time, although your first …