- time-consuming adj
- ['taɪmkənˌsjuːmɪŋ]
che richiede molto tempo
English-Italian dictionary. 2013.
English-Italian dictionary. 2013.
time-consuming — also time consuming ADJ GRADED: oft it v link ADJ to inf If something is time consuming, it takes a lot of time. It s just very time consuming to get such a large quantity of data... Starting a new business, however small, is a time consuming… … English dictionary
time-consuming — [tīmkən so͞om΄iŋ, tīm kənsyo͞om΄iŋ] adj. using up much or too much time [a time consuming task] … English World dictionary
time-consuming — time con.suming adj taking a long time to do ▪ a complex and time consuming process … Dictionary of contemporary English
time-consuming — adj. Time consuming is used with these nouns: ↑process, ↑task … Collocations dictionary
time-consuming — [ˈtaɪm kənˌsjuːmɪŋ] adj something that is time consuming takes a long time to do … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
time consuming — adj. taking up very much time; wasting much time … English contemporary dictionary
time-consuming — /tuym keuhn sooh ming/, adj. (of an action) requiring or wasting much time. [1930 35] * * * … Universalium
consuming — [[t]kənsju͟ːmɪŋ, AM su͟ː [/t]] ADJ: usu ADJ n A consuming passion or interest is more important to you than anything else. → See also , time consuming He has developed a consuming passion for chess … English dictionary
consuming — adj. highly intense, intense to such an extent as to take up all the time and energy of a person n. consumption con·sume || kÉ™n sjuËm v. eat or drink; destroy; use up … English contemporary dictionary
nonproductive — adj 1. sterile, unfruitful, unfertile, unfecund, unprolific, barren, unproductive, Bot. acarpous. 2. ineffective, ineffectual, of no effect; futile, vain, pointless, otiose, unavailing, bootless, of no avail; useless, of no use, worthless,… … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
long — adj British tedious, time consuming, oppressive. The word has long been generalised in youth slang since to 2000 to denote anything distasteful … Contemporary slang