shortcut

noun

Meaning

A route or method that is shorter or faster than the usual one.

The delivery driver found a clever shortcut through the back alleys to avoid the heavy downtown traffic.
Learning keyboard commands is a great shortcut for speeding up your daily work in this software.

Synonyms: way, path, bypass, expedient

noun

Pronunciation: ˈʃɔːrtˌkʌt

Also written: short cut. Same meaning; acceptable spelling variants.

A route or method that is shorter or faster than the usual one.

The delivery driver found a clever shortcut through the back alleys to avoid the heavy downtown traffic.
Learning keyboard commands is a great shortcut for speeding up your daily work in this software.
There are no real shortcuts to mastering a foreign language; it simply requires consistent daily practice.

take a shortcut through (collocation): to use a faster route across a specific area — "We took a shortcut through the park to avoid the main road."

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