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Common collocations with costly in American Collocation

costly adjective

US /ˈkɔs(t)li/

business
delay
error
exercise
mistake
option
process
repair

Buying your first home can be a costly business.

be
become
prove

Later changes will prove costly in terms of both time and money.

complex
complicated
damaging
dangerous
difficult
disruptive
lengthy
time-consuming

The tests are costly and time-consuming to carry out.