Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

time-taking

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.34 in modern English

Syllables
time--tak-ing
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Time-consuming.

Dated

Usage

Inflected Forms

more time-taking (comparative) most time-taking (superlative)

Phrases

Frequently Paired Words

Questions

What does time-taking mean?
Time-consuming.

How to pronounce time-taking

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