time-consuming

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It’s a radical notion, to say nothing of an extraordinarily expensive and time-consuming challenge for any orchestra given to a former music director, but Dudamel has never been one to take no for an answer.

From Los Angeles Times • May 19, 2026

Longer journeys use additional fuel, making it more costly and time-consuming for those involved in the sale of the ships' cargo.

From BBC • May 12, 2026

He called it quits less than a day after his first effort, even though, as many commentators pointed out, international diplomacy is a time-consuming process.

From Salon • Apr. 27, 2026

During that time, the company drew up plans to sharply increase capacity and pressed ahead with time-consuming tasks such as securing building permits and constructing new clean rooms.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 25, 2026

He admitted he needed to take occasional breaks from the intensity of the clinic, but mostly these time-consuming excursions were to set an example for the doctors and nurses who worked beside him.

From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French