From #43409, https://github.com/pandas-dev/pandas/pull/43409#discussion_r703891397.
Look to use is_*_dtype
instead of isinstance
when implementing _get_common_dtype
for EA's.
Comment From: jbrockmendel
is_*_dtype in general is very slow
Comment From: jreback
i think we should fix that (eg there was a fast path pr from joris or tom) i think at some point