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English

1. time-consuming
2. to take a period of (x amount of time)

Examples

• 這是一件十分耗時的工作。

  This is a very time-consuming task.

  Tatoeba · nickyeow CC BY

• 在浏览器端，耗时很长的操作都应该异步执行，避免浏览器失去响应，最好的例子就是 Ajax 操作。

  On the client side, very time-consuming operations should run asynchronously so as to avoid freezing the browser. The best example is the operation of Ajax.

  Tatoeba · sadhen CC BY