shortcut

1. A route that is faster or more direct than the customary or original one. A: "I don't think we're going to make it in time with all this traffic!" B: "Don't worry, I know a shortcut through some side streets."

2. That which reduces the time, resources, or effort needed to accomplish something. There aren't any shortcuts to increasing our sales—we just have to work harder to find customers.

Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

a ˌshort ˈcut (to something)

1 a shorter way to go to a place: I usually take a short cut behind the post office to get to college.
2 a way of doing something more quickly or easily: Producing good cheese takes time — there are really no short cuts.

See also: cut, short

Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary

See also:

a short cut
faster and faster
come to think of it
faster
almost
upon you
(almost) upon (one)
when in Rome
when in Rome (do as the Romans do)
when in Rome do as the Romans do

References in periodicals archive

"Shortcut says..."?--?each time you invoke a shortcut via "Hey Siri", it returns and says "Shortcut says" and reads off the shortcut results.

Diving into Siri Shortcuts

Many of those who end up stuck in the valley of shortcuts often find themselves in that situation because of their desire for quick fixes.

Leadership and the ills of shortcuts

Nevertheless, application of the shortcut method for fair value hedges has remained appealing up to now despite the SEC's negative views, due to the following:

Interest Rate Swaps: Simplified Accounting for a Perfect Fair Value Hedge

And then, a shortcut is built from the selected cluster head to the sink node.

Evolution of Scale-Free Wireless Sensor Networks with Feature of Small-World Networks

Hence, it was also tough "finding an exact match" in Hindi for the original Tamil title, with Shortcut Romeo serving to evoke the search among the generation represented by the film's characters for shortcuts to money, fame and success.

Maryland honors Bollywood director at Shortcut Romeo promo event

If I get a Bonanza filed for 12,000 westbound and she requests a shortcut through the MOA, I can't approve it.

Cutting corners: getting a shortcut on your routing can take finesse, good manners, compromise and often just a bit of good luck

Finally, you can use a number of preset keyboard shortcuts to quickly find specific information.

BlackBerry Z10: Tips and tricks

The new program directs users to thousands of shortcuts for dozens of computer applications, allowing them to navigate through their applications with the click of a button.

New shortcuts program, KillerKeys, released by Bella Corporation

Visit www.duxdental.com for a virtual tour of ShortCut.

ShortCut

The tool operates in real time, so users don't have to remember to run it, and intercepts malicious shortcut files both on PC hard drives as well as non-local drives, such as USB drives.

United States : Sophos Blocks Windows Shell Attacks

The new vulnerability affects Windows Shell, the Windows graphical user interface, and allows attackers to hack systems using malicious shortcut files.

Microsoft 'working' on patch for critical Windows vulnerability

This feature provides end-users with a friendly and intuitive shortcut manager and allow users to access a wide range of Etere solutions.

Etere 20 unveils fast launcher

F1 Chief Executive Ecclestone told reporters at Madonna di Campiglio that giving drivers five chances per race to take the shortcut route would enhance the sport for TV.

Trulli scoffs at Ecclestone shortcut idea

I should have taken the time to make sure that my shortcut would work.

The flying rake's lesson

Most people thought Russell had taken the wrong course on Dix Villez and so faced inevitable disqualification when he took a shortcut and went inside some laurel bushes after the 22nd fence.

Russell's canny move spells a shortcut to success on Dix Villez

词组	shortcut
释义	shortcut shortcut 1. A route that is faster or more direct than the customary or original one. A: "I don't think we're going to make it in time with all this traffic!" B: "Don't worry, I know a shortcut through some side streets." 2. That which reduces the time, resources, or effort needed to accomplish something. There aren't any shortcuts to increasing our sales—we just have to work harder to find customers. Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. a ˌshort ˈcut (to something) 1 a shorter way to go to a place: I usually take a short cut behind the post office to get to college. 2 a way of doing something more quickly or easily: Producing good cheese takes time — there are really no short cuts. See also: cut, short Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary See also: a short cut faster and faster come to think of it faster almost upon you (almost) upon (one) when in Rome when in Rome (do as the Romans do) when in Rome do as the Romans do References in periodicals archive "Shortcut says..."?--?each time you invoke a shortcut via "Hey Siri", it returns and says "Shortcut says" and reads off the shortcut results. Diving into Siri Shortcuts Many of those who end up stuck in the valley of shortcuts often find themselves in that situation because of their desire for quick fixes. Leadership and the ills of shortcuts Nevertheless, application of the shortcut method for fair value hedges has remained appealing up to now despite the SEC's negative views, due to the following: Interest Rate Swaps: Simplified Accounting for a Perfect Fair Value Hedge And then, a shortcut is built from the selected cluster head to the sink node. Evolution of Scale-Free Wireless Sensor Networks with Feature of Small-World Networks Hence, it was also tough "finding an exact match" in Hindi for the original Tamil title, with Shortcut Romeo serving to evoke the search among the generation represented by the film's characters for shortcuts to money, fame and success. Maryland honors Bollywood director at Shortcut Romeo promo event If I get a Bonanza filed for 12,000 westbound and she requests a shortcut through the MOA, I can't approve it. Cutting corners: getting a shortcut on your routing can take finesse, good manners, compromise and often just a bit of good luck Finally, you can use a number of preset keyboard shortcuts to quickly find specific information. BlackBerry Z10: Tips and tricks The new program directs users to thousands of shortcuts for dozens of computer applications, allowing them to navigate through their applications with the click of a button. New shortcuts program, KillerKeys, released by Bella Corporation Visit www.duxdental.com for a virtual tour of ShortCut. ShortCut The tool operates in real time, so users don't have to remember to run it, and intercepts malicious shortcut files both on PC hard drives as well as non-local drives, such as USB drives. United States : Sophos Blocks Windows Shell Attacks The new vulnerability affects Windows Shell, the Windows graphical user interface, and allows attackers to hack systems using malicious shortcut files. Microsoft 'working' on patch for critical Windows vulnerability This feature provides end-users with a friendly and intuitive shortcut manager and allow users to access a wide range of Etere solutions. Etere 20 unveils fast launcher F1 Chief Executive Ecclestone told reporters at Madonna di Campiglio that giving drivers five chances per race to take the shortcut route would enhance the sport for TV. Trulli scoffs at Ecclestone shortcut idea I should have taken the time to make sure that my shortcut would work. The flying rake's lesson Most people thought Russell had taken the wrong course on Dix Villez and so faced inevitable disqualification when he took a shortcut and went inside some laurel bushes after the 22nd fence. Russell's canny move spells a shortcut to success on Dix Villez
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