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.
{
    
    if (change_type != OutputType::CHANGE_AUTO) {
        return change_type;
    }
    
    
    if (m_default_address_type == OutputType::LEGACY) {
        return OutputType::LEGACY;
    }
    
    
    for (const auto& recipient : vecSend) {
        
        int witnessversion = 0;
        std::vector<unsigned char> witnessprogram;
        if (recipient.scriptPubKey.IsWitnessProgram(witnessversion, witnessprogram)) {
            return OutputType::BECH32;
        }
    }
    
    return m_default_address_type;
}
bool CWallet::CreateTransaction(interfaces::Chain::Lock& locked_chain, const std::vector<CRecipient>& vecSend, CTransactionRef& tx, CReserveKey& reservekey, CAmount& nFeeRet,