cut red tape
Eliminate official obstacles
Cut red tape means to bypass or eliminate bureaucratic procedures and formalities that slow things down.
Red tape refers to excessive official rules and paperwork—from the red ribbons once used to bind government documents.
To cut through it is to find a faster path: She knows people who can cut red tape and get your permit approved this week.
Make less complex
- expediteSpeed up a process
- fast-trackAccelerate a process
- accelerateIncrease in velocity
- automateMake self-operating
consolidate · digitize · modernize · eliminate · facilitate · uncomplicate · bypass · shortcut
Things blocking access
- delaysPauses before proceeding
- inefficiencySuboptimal use of resources
- complexityState of being complicated
- rigmaroleTedious, overcomplicated procedure
obstruction · complications · bottleneck · impediment · roadblock · gridlock · hindrance · entanglement
Removing governmental business restrictions
- liberalizationReducing state economic controls
- simplificationMaking something less complex
- overhaulComplete systematic repair
- modernizationAdoption of current methods
Administrative written tasks
- regulationsEnforced rules and standards
- proceduresSet methods for tasks
- complianceAdhering to requirements
- formsVarieties or documents
documentation · filing · permits · licenses · approvals · clearances · formalities · protocol
simplify
Make less complex
- expediteSpeed up a process
- fast-trackAccelerate a process
- accelerateIncrease in velocity
automate · consolidate · digitize · modernize · eliminate · facilitate · uncomplicate · bypass · shortcut · workaround
barriers
Things blocking access
- delaysPauses before proceeding
- inefficiencySuboptimal use of resources
- complexityState of being complicated
rigmarole · obstruction · complications · bottleneck · impediment · roadblock · gridlock · hindrance · entanglement · stagnation
deregulation
Removing governmental business restrictions
- liberalizationReducing state economic controls
- simplificationMaking something less complex
- overhaulComplete systematic repair
modernization · decentralization · privatization · amendment · revision
paperwork
Administrative written tasks
- regulationsEnforced rules and standards
- proceduresSet methods for tasks
- complianceAdhering to requirements
forms · documentation · filing · permits · licenses · approvals · clearances · formalities · protocol · requirements
cut red tapebureaucratize
Make administratively complex
gum up the works · obstruct · stonewall · micromanage · crack down
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