timesaving

[ tahym-sey-ving ]

adjective

1. (of methods, devices, etc.) reducing the time times spent or required to do something.

Other Words From

• timesaver noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of timesaving¹

First recorded in 1860–65; time + saving

Example Sentences

The company really took off when it moved its headquarters to Dallas from California in 2018 and began broadly marketing itself as a “hop-on” jet service and a timesaving “travel hack.”

From Seattle Times

Convoy’s “drop and hook” program, for example, let drivers pick up preloaded trailers rather than wait to load at a warehouse, a timesaving service traditionally available mainly to large carriers.

From Seattle Times

“Many working families — some working two to three jobs to make ends meet — won’t buy or lease E.V.s if they don’t have access to convenient, timesaving, cost-saving places to charge them.”

From New York Times

Its name is short for "Waktu Hemat, Operasi Optimal, Sistem Handal", or "Timesaving, Optimal Operation, Reliable System" in the local language.

From BBC

Another obvious response would be for the two justices who currently opt out of the law clerk–driven certiorari pool, an explicitly timesaving device, to opt in.

From Slate