How to pronounce "time consuming" in English
ti·me·con·su·ming
Hear native speakers say time consuming in context across real video clips
Linguistic Pronunciation Masterclass: “time consuming”
Phonetic mechanics, syllable architecture, and conversational cadence
Syllable Architecture & Stress Distribution
ti
Reduced vowel sound, relaxed jaw, and minimal vocal effort.
me
Reduced vowel sound, relaxed jaw, and minimal vocal effort.
con
Reduced vowel sound, relaxed jaw, and minimal vocal effort.
su
Reduced vowel sound, relaxed jaw, and minimal vocal effort.
ming
Reduced vowel sound, relaxed jaw, and minimal vocal effort.
Keep the vowel length balanced, placing subtle emphasis on the root morpheme according to standard conversational rhythm.
Common Pronunciation Traps & Learner Mistakes
The Trap: Avoid pronouncing every vowel with full acoustic weight. Non-native speakers often over-enunciate unstressed vowels.
How Native Speakers Say It: Only give full vowel clarity to the primary stressed syllable. Relax all unstressed vowels into a neutral, low-energy schwa (⁄ə⁄).
Connected Speech & Natural Conversational Flow
When "time consuming" is followed by a word starting with a vowel, glide the final consonant into the opening vowel (e.g. "time consuming is" sounds like "time consuming-iz").
Maintain the stress-timed rhythm of English: compress unstressed syllables rapidly so the beat of "time consuming" aligns naturally with adjacent words.
Authentic Spoken Quotes from Native Video Context
“time consuming, hard and suddenly the cons looked heavier and I found myself”— TEDx TalksWatch clip
“time consuming to do this and you don't know whether you're having uh an impact I don't know whether there have been any quick public opinion polls or not to”— StanfordWatch clip
“time consuming precisely because we have disagreements.”— YaleCoursesWatch clip
“time consuming and expensive.”— MIT OpenCourseWareWatch clip
“time consuming it is super labor intensive for like a cool effect 2010 I had a shop and 200 employees”— Native SpeakerWatch clip
“time consuming uh and difficult process and it and we've made mistakes along the”— Native SpeakerWatch clip
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time consuming, hard and suddenly the cons looked heavier and I found myself
Hear it in context: “time consuming”
778 clipsThe English word “time consuming”. Phonologically, it consists of 5 syllables (ti · me · con · su · ming). Grammatically, “time consuming” functions as a adjective. SayItVid indexes 778 authentic English video clips demonstrating how native speakers articulate “time consuming” in natural connected speech across American (US: 8 sampled), British (UK), and Australian (AUS) accents, including verified broadcasts from TEDx Talks, Stanford, YaleCourses.
Spoken Video Transcripts & Contextual Quotes (5 Verified Clips)
- 🇺🇸 USTEDx TalksClip #1 · @4:12
“sense of accomplishment, consensive, time consuming, hard and suddenly the cons looked heavier and I found myself cons looked heavier and I found myself”
- 🇺🇸 USStanfordClip #2 · @72:05
“EDS but I'm I was going to say give interviews to the media but it's very time consuming to do this and you don't know whether you're having uh an impact I don't know whether there have been any quick public opinion polls or not to I don't know whether there have been any quick public opinion polls or not to”
- 🇺🇸 USYaleCoursesClip #3 · @33:59
“disagreements and you create a lot of procedure that will be time consuming precisely because we have disagreements. We have different interests.”
- 🇺🇸 USMIT OpenCourseWareClip #4 · @17:16
“in order to do this, and it became very routine and very time consuming and expensive. And so the third revolution was automating this”
- 🇺🇸 USClip #5 · @2:25
“and then two then four this is 450 layers so you can imagine the time how time consuming it is super labor intensive for like a cool effect 2010 I had a shop and 200 employees 2010 I had a shop and 200 employees”
Definition & Meaning: “time consuming”
- Alternative spelling of time-consuming.
Example Sentences (2)
- “time consuming, hard and suddenly the cons looked heavier and I found myself”
- “time consuming to do this and you don't know whether you're having uh an impact I don't know whether there have been any quick public opinion polls or not to”
Pronounce: “time consuming”
- Syllables:
- ti · me · con · su · ming
- Hear it in context
- time consuming
Words that Sound Identical (Homophones)
Unique Sound"time consuming" has no true homophones in standard English — there are no other words with identical pronunciation. Unlike sound-alike pairs like there / their or peace / piece, "time consuming" has a completely distinct phonetic identity.
Frequently asked questions about time consuming
How many syllables are in “time consuming”?
“time consuming” has 5 syllables: ti · me · con · su · ming.
What does “time consuming” mean?
Alternative spelling of time-consuming.
How can I hear “time consuming” used in real sentences?
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What is the most common pronunciation mistake when saying “time consuming”?
Avoid pronouncing every vowel with full acoustic weight. Non-native speakers often over-enunciate unstressed vowels. Only give full vowel clarity to the primary stressed syllable. Relax all unstressed vowels into a neutral, low-energy schwa (⁄ə⁄).