In this paper, we present a novel formulation for the time-dependent three-dimensional bending analysis of a viscoelastic solid by defining a time function with unknown coefficient. The advantage of this method is that there is no need to follow the time-displacement curve; instead, the time-dependent responses of the viscoelastic solid are obtained only by bending analysis of the elastic solid with low computational cost and high computational speed. The relationship between stress and strain is written for linear viscoelastic materials employing the Boltzmann integral law. The displacement field is approximated through the combination of two functions, a function of geometrical parameters and a function of time. The equilibrium discretized equations are written based on the virtual work principle using the finite element method. The numerical results are compared with other available references. To determine the effects of geometry and material on the coefficient of the time function, the results are extracted for square, rectangular, skew, circular, and triangular prismatic solids as well as for different materials.