耗时

Traditional form:

耗時

Pinyin (reading):

hàoshí

Definitions:

• time-consuming
• to take a period of (x amount of time)

Characters:

• 耗 - to consume, to use up; to squander, to waste
• 时 - time, season; period, era, age

Traditional characters:

• 耗 - to consume, to use up; to squander, to waste
• 時 - time, season; period, era, age