Laundry is the exact chore I was thinking of. Mine folds (e.g.) a few pairs of shorts, and then takes them to the dresser and puts them away. Then later, she folds more shorts, and puts them away again.

I fold everything, once, and then make one trip per handful-of-piles-of-items. Precious seconds saved! Seconds that I can use to have pointless arguments about saving precious seconds with my wife!