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.
{
    
    
    
    
    
    
    LOCK(cs_wallets);
    const fs::path& wallet_path = location.GetPath();
    fs::file_type path_type = fs::symlink_status(wallet_path).type();
    if (!(path_type == fs::file_not_found || path_type == fs::directory_file ||
          (path_type == fs::symlink_file && fs::is_directory(wallet_path)) ||
          (path_type == fs::regular_file && fs::path(location.GetName()).filename() == location.GetName()))) {
        error_string = strprintf(
              "Invalid -wallet path '%s'. -wallet path should point to a directory where wallet.dat and "
              "database/log.?????????? files can be stored, a location where such a directory could be created, "