Labor-saving
adj.capable, calmprofessional
What it means
Reducing the human effort or time a task normally demands.
Reach for it when describing a tool, method, or design that makes recurring work easier
The labor-saving cart let one gardener move every bag of soil safely.
Choose between these
6- everyday
ease of access or use matters most
not when Convenient is too broad when the measurable gain is reduced labor.
- everyday
speed is the specific advantage
not when A time-saving shortcut may still require considerable exertion.
- warm
informal praise for a practically useful object fits
not when Handy does not explain that the object saves sustained labor.
- professional
the main benefit is using fewer resources
not when Efficiency can come from better organization without reducing physical work.
- professional
a process has had unnecessary steps removed
not when Streamlined describes the process shape, not necessarily the worker's effort.
- literary
something feels as though it needs almost no work
not when Effortless overstates a device that merely lightens a demanding job.
Said against
3- labor-intensive
- inefficient
- cumbersome
It naturally appears in
3- labor-saving device
A labor-saving device handled the repetitive lifting at the warehouse.
- labor-saving technology
Labor-saving technology gave the nurses more time with patients.
- labor-saving method
Their labor-saving method reduced the weekly packing shift by two hours.