Performing the following (note the range of 10,000):

`importmulti '[{"desc": "sh(wpkh([aeee1e6a/49h/1h/0h]tpubDC5bVdaveQYxGFztMShFAjU637kKjrs9FD8ne1oHR7z8tLeQJExsaxWRVeSpcCcYMdp5ecf2LQhuVaeYFZ7YEpvWTJr4nDGUJrmuvLuTSsp/1/*))", "keypool": true, "timestamp": "now", "watchonly": true, "internal": true, "range": {"end": 1000}}]' '{"rescan": false}'`

takes many minutes. @achow101 reports a similar import taking 6 minutes on his machine.
{
    AssertLockHeld(cs_wallet);
    if (keypool.m_pre_split) {
        set_pre_split_keypool.insert(nIndex);
    } else if (keypool.fInternal) {
        setInternalKeyPool.insert(nIndex);
    } else {
        setExternalKeyPool.insert(nIndex);
    }
    m_max_keypool_index = std::max(m_max_keypool_index, nIndex);
    m_pool_key_to_index[keypool.vchPubKey.GetID()] = nIndex;
    
    
    
    CKeyID keyid = keypool.vchPubKey.GetID();
    if (mapKeyMetadata.count(keyid) == 0)
        mapKeyMetadata[keyid] = CKeyMetadata(keypool.nTime);
}
bool CWallet::TopUpKeyPool(unsigned int kpSize)
{
    if (!CanGenerateKeys()) {
        return false;
    }
    {
        LOCK(cs_wallet);
        if (IsLocked())
            return false;
        
        unsigned int nTargetSize;
        if (kpSize > 0)