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);
    
    int nIn = 0;
    for (auto& input : tx.vin) {
        std::map<uint256, CWalletTx>::const_iterator mi = mapWallet.find(input.prevout.hash);
        if(mi == mapWallet.end() || input.prevout.n >= mi->second.tx->vout.size()) {
            return false;
        }
        const CScript& scriptPubKey = mi->second.tx->vout[input.prevout.n].scriptPubKey;
        const CAmount& amount = mi->second.tx->vout[input.prevout.n].nValue;
        SignatureData sigdata;
        if (!ProduceSignature(*this, MutableTransactionSignatureCreator(&tx, nIn, amount, SIGHASH_ALL), scriptPubKey, sigdata)) {
            return false;
        }
        UpdateInput(input, sigdata);
        nIn++;
    }
    return true;
}
bool CWallet::FundTransaction(CMutableTransaction& tx, CAmount& nFeeRet, int& nChangePosInOut, std::string& strFailReason, bool lockUnspents, const std::set<int>& setSubtractFeeFromOutputs, CCoinControl coinControl)