Synonyms for time-consuming
time-con·sum·ing

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1. time-consumingadjective

   Synonyms:
   chronophagous

2. time-consumingadjective

   Requiring significant amounts of time.

   Synonyms:
   chronophagous

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1. time-consumingadjective

   of a task that takes time and patience

   Antonyms:
   short

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1. List of paraphrases for "time-consuming":

   slow, laborious, long, lengthy, time-wasting, protracted, cumbersome, tedious

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1. Serhiy Gorbatyuk:

   We believe they wanted to avoid the time consuming competition they would have had to organize to hire the law firm legally, so they drew up the undervalued contract and probably arranged to pay the real fee in cash.

2. Baruch Labunski:

   Start a new tradition like making tamales – a time-consuming labor of love that yields a delicious, filling meal, lets everyone work together, and costs next to nothing.

3. Richter GDRB.BU:

   The products used to stimulate follicular growth are highly complex biologicals and development and registration is time consuming and expensive - and for this reason there are relatively few competitors and new entrants to the market.

4. Bill Sasiela:

   This is the first time a PCSK9 inhibitor has shown in a clinical study that it reduced the frequency of apheresis therapy, an invasive, difficult to access, time-consuming and expensive treatment for some of the most difficult-to-treat patients.

5. Canadian Solar:

   The policy framework needs to be improved vastly. Documentation is cumbersome. Land acquisition is time-consuming. Securing debt funding in India and financial closures is a tough task.