cut time

noun

: duple or quadruple time with the beat represented by a half note

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Gun threats eat into limited police resources and cut time out of learning. — Yana Kunichoff, The Arizona Republic, 17 Apr. 2024 Chipotle cut time-to-hire by 75% and now moves candidates from application to start date in four days rather than 12. — Forbes.com, 1 June 2026 From farms to classrooms, AI is fast emerging as a tool for many Indians to boost efficiency and cut time, costs and labor. — ABC News, 17 Feb. 2026 But Ok believes the fastest way to cut time between the floor and the timer panel (the final move that athletes must touch in order to complete the route) is to spend as little time touching the wall as possible. — Chantel Jennings, The Athletic, 7 Aug. 2024 See All Example Sentences for cut time

Word History

First Known Use

1951, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of cut time was in 1951

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